Basque, Oregon
Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt. Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.
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| Coordinates: 42°24′39″N 117°52′07″W / 42.41083°N 117.86861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Malheur |
| Elevation | 4,459 ft (1,359 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| Area code | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136038[1] |
Basque is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and McDermitt.[2] Basque migrants, many of them sheepherders, settled in remote parts of southeastern Oregon between the 1880s and the 1930s.[3]
Education
[edit]It is in the McDermitt School District.[4][5] The district sends its students to McDermitt Combined School of the Humboldt County School District of Nevada.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basque, Oregon
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ Etulain, Richard. "Basques". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Malheur County, OR (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2025. - Text list - Compare to the highway map.
- ^ "OREGON TRANSPORTATION MAP Showing Federal Functional Classification of Roads MALHEUR COUNTY Sheet 7 of 10" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 23, 2025. - Compare to the school district map.
- ^ "McDermitt". Malheur Education Service District. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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