Eightmile 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 Morrow County,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, United States, on

Oregon Route 206 Oregon Route 206 is an Oregon state highway located in the north-central part of the state. It runs from Interstate 84 at Celilo Village to a junction with Oregon Route 74 and Oregon Route 207 in Heppner. Aside from Interstate 84, Oregon Rout ...

(the Wasco–Heppner Highway), at an elevation of . The town was named by pioneer ranchers after its location on Eightmile Canyon, which was so named because its mouth was about up Willow Creek from the

Columbia River The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...

. Eightmile's post office was established in 1883 and closed in 1941.

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Historic image of the road between Lonerock and Eightmile
from Salem Public Library Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area Unincorporated communities in Morrow County, Oregon 1883 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1883 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{MorrowCountyOR-geo-stub