Erskine 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 Sherman County, in the U.S. state of

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. It lies between Moro and Grass Valley along Erskine Road, west of U.S. Route 97. Erskine at various times was known by other names: Erskineville, Erskine Springs, and Millra. An Erskineville post office was established here in 1882; Abiel Erskine was the first postmaster. The

Columbia Southern Railway The Columbia Southern Railway built a rail line extending from Biggs (on the Columbia River) south to Shaniko, Oregon, U.S. The company was incorporated on March 5, 1897, and intended to continue beyond Shaniko to Prineville, with a branch to Can ...

called the place ''Erskineville'' in 1900 when it built its line through this community, but the

Union Pacific The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United States after BNSF, ...

later shortened that to ''Erskine''. The Erskineville post office closed in 1907. ''Erskine'' is the name that appears on maps in the 21st century.

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Former populated places in Sherman County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Sherman County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{ ShermanCountyOR-geo-stub