Richmond is an unincorporated community in Wheeler County, in the U.S. state of

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. Richmond lies on Richmond Road southeast of its intersection with Oregon Route 207 between Mitchell and Service Creek. The community had a post office from 1899 to 1952. R. N. Donnelly gave the community its name in response to an argument with another pioneer resident, William Walters, about where to build a school. Donnelly called Walters "Jeff Davis" because he viewed Walters as rebellious and associated him with the rebels of the

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and their president Jefferson Davis. Donnelly named the site "Richmond" after the capital city of the Confederacy. Buildings in Richmond included the school, a store, a

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Church, an Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall, and several homes, all later abandoned. In 1901 nearly 450 people attended the annual meeting of the Wheeler County Pioneer Association in Richmond.

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{{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Wheeler County, Oregon 1899 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1899 Unincorporated communities in Oregon