Miller, Oregon

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
45°38′22″N 120°53′33″W / 45.639570°N 120.892560°W / 45.639570; -120.892560CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyShermanTime zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Miller is a former community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States, established circa 1860.[1] It was named for Thomas Jefferson Miller,[2] a settler of the area, also for which Miller Island on the Columbia River takes its name.[1] Miller is contemporarily considered a ghost town.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (1974) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (4th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 492. OCLC 1135868.
  2. ^ "Sherman County Milestones". Sherman County, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ghost Towns of the Old West". Sherman County, Oregon. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019.
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