Buchanan, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Harney |
Named for | William D. Buchanan family |
Elevation | 4,213 ft (1,284 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( PST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 ( PDT) |
Area code | 541 |
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey [1] |
Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Burns on U.S. Route 20. [2]
The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886. [3] [4] [5] Buchanan post office was established in 1911, with Hattie E. Buchanan the first postmaster. [3] The office closed in 1919 but the area around the Buchanan Ranch is still known as Buchanan. [3] By 1978 the community had a single store. [6] Today Buchanan has a Burns mailing address and a business that includes a tractor repair shop, gas station, gallery, and free museum, [7] all located within the only building in the community. [8]
The school once stood along Little Rock Creek on the site of the present-day Buchanan Springs Rest Area on U.S. 20, a mile northeast of the community. [4]
William Buchanan and his sons ran a stage stop at the top of the hill, north of the present-day Buchanan, on the former J. W. Buchanan ranch. [4] The stop served the route from Vale to Burns. [5] Meals for stagecoach passengers were 50 cents, while those traveling with horses only paid 35 cents, but they paid 25 cents per head for feed and water for their livestock. [4] The stop was later run by Thomas Buchanan. [5]
In the 21st century, Buchanan is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction. [9]
Buchanan is in Harney County School District 4 (Crane School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J ( Crane Union High School). [10] [11]
Crane-Buchanan Rd(use the intersection of Crane-Buchanan Road and Highway 20) - Text list - Compare with highway map
Buchanan, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 43°38′33″N 118°37′43″W / 43.64250°N 118.62861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Harney |
Named for | William D. Buchanan family |
Elevation | 4,213 ft (1,284 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( PST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 ( PDT) |
Area code | 541 |
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey [1] |
Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is about 20 miles (32 km) east of Burns on U.S. Route 20. [2]
The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886. [3] [4] [5] Buchanan post office was established in 1911, with Hattie E. Buchanan the first postmaster. [3] The office closed in 1919 but the area around the Buchanan Ranch is still known as Buchanan. [3] By 1978 the community had a single store. [6] Today Buchanan has a Burns mailing address and a business that includes a tractor repair shop, gas station, gallery, and free museum, [7] all located within the only building in the community. [8]
The school once stood along Little Rock Creek on the site of the present-day Buchanan Springs Rest Area on U.S. 20, a mile northeast of the community. [4]
William Buchanan and his sons ran a stage stop at the top of the hill, north of the present-day Buchanan, on the former J. W. Buchanan ranch. [4] The stop served the route from Vale to Burns. [5] Meals for stagecoach passengers were 50 cents, while those traveling with horses only paid 35 cents, but they paid 25 cents per head for feed and water for their livestock. [4] The stop was later run by Thomas Buchanan. [5]
In the 21st century, Buchanan is a stop on the Eastern POINT intercity bus line between Bend and Ontario. It makes one stop per day in each direction. [9]
Buchanan is in Harney County School District 4 (Crane School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J ( Crane Union High School). [10] [11]
Crane-Buchanan Rd(use the intersection of Crane-Buchanan Road and Highway 20) - Text list - Compare with highway map