Izee, Oregon
Izee is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office operated from November 6, 1889, to July 31, 1954, and the first postmaster was Carlos W. Bonham. Located on the South Fork John Day River, Izee is a ranching community and was so named because a rancher there branded his cattle with the letters I. Z. The schoolhouse and grange building still stand as of 2019.
References
- ^ "Izee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 70.
- ^ "Izee". Grant County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
External links
- History of Izee by the IZ Ranch
- Photo of the Izee School courtesy of Curtis Irish
- Photo of the Izee Community Hall courtesy of Curtis Irish
- Photo of sunrise near Izee by Stren
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