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Hutchinson, Oregon

Coordinates: 44°58′18″N 117°58′40″W / 44.97167°N 117.97778°W / 44.97167; -117.97778
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Hutchinson, Oregon
Hutchinson, Oregon is located in Oregon
Hutchinson, Oregon
Hutchinson, Oregon
Hutchinson, Oregon is located in the United States
Hutchinson, Oregon
Hutchinson, Oregon
Coordinates: 44°58′18″N 117°58′40″W / 44.97167°N 117.97778°W / 44.97167; -117.97778
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBaker
Elevation
3,383 ft (1,031 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136404[1]

Hutchinson is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Haines, west of U.S. Route 30.[2][3]

Hutchinson was a station on the route of the Union Pacific Railroad's Huntington subdivision named for a local family.[2] The line was originally owned by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company.[4] Hutchinson post office was founded in 1900 with James H. Hutchinson as the first postmaster.[2] The post office closed in 1902.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hutchinson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  4. ^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1905). Report of the Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Showing the Progress of Work from July 1, 1904 to June 30, 1905. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 225. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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