Van is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Harney County,

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, United States. It is along Van– Drewsey Road about northeast of

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, in the Wolf Creek Valley. Van post office was established in 1891 and named for local settler Van Middlesworth. The office closed in 1953. As of 2008, the former

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Van Guard Station was for sale.

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Van has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Education

Van is in Pine Creek School District 5 (Pine Creek School, grades K-8) and Harney County Union High School District 1J (

Crane Union High School Crane Union High School is a public high school in Crane, Oregon, United States. It is a boarding school that serves students from a large geographic area. Its district is known as the Harney County Union High School District 1J, and covers much ...

).
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- Compare with highway map. - Van indicated on the map. Compare with school district map.

References

Unincorporated communities in Harney County, Oregon 1891 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon Populated places established in 1891 {{HarneyCountyOR-geo-stub