Izee,_Oregon

Izee, Oregon

Izee, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Izee is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States.[1] Its post office operated from November 6, 1889, to July 31, 1954, and the first postmaster was Carlos W. Bonham.[2] Located on the South Fork John Day River,[1] Izee is a ranching community and was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the letters I. Z.[3] The schoolhouse and grange building still stand as of 2019.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Izee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  2. [2]
    McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 503–504. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. [3]
    Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 70.
  4. [4]
    "Izee". Grant County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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