Nye, Oregon
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Nye is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Umatilla County Umatilla County () is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population of 81,826 ranks it as the 14th largest in Oregon, and largest in Eastern Oregon. Hermiston is the largest city in Umatilla County, but Pendleton remain ...
,
Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
, United States. It is approximately west of Pilot Rock, at the junction of U.S. Route 395 and
Oregon Route 74 Oregon Route 74 is an Oregon, U.S. state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either Route number, numbered or maintained ...
. Nye was named for A. W. Nye, an early resident of Umatilla County. Nye post office ran from 1887 through 1917.


See also

* Nolin, Oregon


References

Unincorporated communities in Umatilla County, Oregon 1887 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1887 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{UmatillaCountyOR-geo-stub