Suplee, Oregon

Suplee, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Former Suplee School
Former Suplee School
Suplee is located in Oregon
Suplee
Suplee
Location within the state of Oregon
Suplee is located in the United States
Suplee
Suplee
Suplee (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°4′10″N 119°40′36″W / 44.06944°N 119.67667°W / 44.06944; -119.67667
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCrook
Elevation
[1]
4,564 ft (1,391 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1150695[1]

Suplee is an unincorporated historic community in eastern Crook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It was located about 18 miles (29 km) east of Paulina, near the Crook-Grant county line.[2][3] The Suplee area was settled by people of French and Métis descent from the French Prairie area in Marion County, including the great-granddaughter of Étienne Lucier.[4]

When Suplee post office was established in 1894, resident Charles Dorling suggested the name "Suplee," his mother's maiden name.[5] Originally in Grant County, the office was moved 3 miles (4.8 km) west to Crook County in 1902.[3] The post office ran intermittently, closing for good in 1943, with mail to Paulina.[3][5]

As of 1972, author Ralph Friedman said there was nothing left at the old townsite, although there were still a few ranch buildings in the area.[6]

At one time there was a Suplee School (44°01′28″N 119°39′59″W / 44.0244°N 119.6665°W / 44.0244; -119.6665). Suplee (DeLore) Cemetery is listed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a historic cemetery.[7][8]

The area is known for having the oldest sedimentary rocks in the state.[9] The geologic area of the Suplee Formation is often referred to as the Suplee-Izee area.[10]

Further reading

  • "Peter Delore". An Illustrated History of Central Oregon: Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath Counties. Western Historical Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 791–792.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Suplee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ a b c Helbock, Richard W. (April 1980). "Nineteenth Century Post Offices of Grant County, Oregon" (PDF). La Posta: The Journal of American Postal History. XI (2): 16. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Lent, Steve (August 1, 2020). "Suplee Pioneer Has Strong Family Heritage in Oregon". Central Oregonian. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 925. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  6. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1972). Oregon for the Curious. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
  7. ^ "Historic Cemeteries in Oregon" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. February 9, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Historic Cemeteries Program". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ The Terrane Puzzle:New Perspectives on Paleontology and Stratigraphy from the North American Cordillera. Geological Society of America. 2008. p. 101. ISBN 9780813724423.
  10. ^ "Pre-Cenozoic History of Suplee-Izee District, Oregon: Implications for Geosynclinal Theory". Geological Society of America. 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2021.