Gooseberry is a former

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in Morrow County,

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, United States. Gooseberry lay along

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–Gooseberry Road at its intersection with

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between Heppner to the east and Condon to the west. There are currently only tended private fields where Gooseberry once stood.

History

Cattlemen began referring to the location as ''Gooseberry Spring'' as early as 1872. Its name came from a large wild gooseberry bush near the spring. A Gooseberry post office operated in the community from 1884 through 1918.

References

1872 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1872 Unincorporated communities in Morrow County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{MorrowCountyOR-geo-stub