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Umatilla County, Oregon

86 topographic sheets cover 49 settlements here, and 43 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

43 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 1 story.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service

Oregon within the United States
Umatilla County within Oregon

What the record shows

  • 529 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 43 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 40 buildings and 3 districts.
  • 1 of the 43 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 49 populated places in this county; 49 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

What happened here

1 accounts

Among them: War With The Snakes, Bannocks And Pah Utes. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.

From Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon, published 1882 - Umatilla

War With The Snakes, Bannocks And Pah Utes

In the month of June, 1878, a large band of Bannock Indians, under the leadership of Buffalo Horn, began murdering settlers and destroying their property in the southern portion of Idaho and Oregon in the vicinity of Snake river. Buffalo Horn was a celebrated warrior, who had the year before aided the government against Chief Joseph and his band of hostile Nez Perces.

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Places on the National Register

43

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Adams Odd Fellows Hallbuilding199494000810
Arlington Hotelbuilding199797000897
Bank of Echo Buildingbuilding198282003747
Bowman Hotelbuilding198080003381
Central Schoolbuilding201010000849
William J. and Lodema Clarke Housebuilding199797000576
Columbia Collegebuilding200403001481
Joseph Cunha Farmsteadbuilding199797000898
Echo City Hallbuilding199797000899
Echo Methodist Churchbuilding199797000900
James Edwards Buildingbuilding199797000901
Ellis-Hampton Housebuilding198686002909
Empire Blockbuilding198282003748
Williams Frazier Farmsteadbuilding198686001234
Greasewood Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Churchbuilding198888001041
Hamley and Company Leather Goods Storebuilding198282003749
Hendricks Building (K.O.T.M.)building198282003750
Sarah E. Ireland Housebuilding199493001500
J.L. Elam Bankbuilding2024100010807
Johnson-Ellis Housebuilding198686000347
J.H. Koontz Buildingbuilding199797000902
James H. and Cynthia Koontz Housebuilding199797000903
LaDow Blockbuilding199292001381
Masonic Templebuilding198282003751
Matlock-Brownfield Buildingbuilding198282003752
Meacham Hotelbuilding200201000830
Milarkey Buildingbuilding198282003753
Reese and Redman General Merchandise Storebuilding199494000811
Gonzalez M. and Maude R. Rice Housebuilding2021100006126
Isham Saling Housebuilding197676001590
Edgar Sommerville Housebuilding198080003382
South Main Street Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198686003260
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Churchbuilding199797000905
Still-Perkins Housebuilding199393000925
US Post Office and Courthousebuilding198585000544
Umatilla County Librarybuilding199797000848
Umatilla Masonic Lodge Hallbuilding199797000906
Joseph Vey Housebuilding198686000299
Walla Walla Valley Traction Company Passenger Station and Powerhousebuilding199393000926
M. L. Watts Housebuilding198888000090
Weston Commercial Historic Districtdistrict198282001515
Weston Schooldistrict201111000976
Winn Barnbuilding201111000977

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,902 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,902 of them, burning about 184,008 acres. 884 started naturally and 47 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural884
Recreation and ceremony214
Equipment and vehicle use205
Debris and open burning179
Missing data/not specified/undetermined166
Railroad operations and maintenance56
Arson/incendiarism47
Smoking44
Power generation/transmission/distribution43
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Other causes20
Fireworks19
Firearms and explosives use1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 August 1996Natural50,633 acresUmatilla National ForestTOWER
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined12,756 acresPilot Rock Rural Fire Protection DistrictEAST FORK BUTTER CREEK
29 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined12,377 acresMcNary National Wildlife RefugeLAKE WALLULA
10 August 1994Natural11,081 acresUmatilla National ForestBOUNDARY
13 August 2001Natural9,230 acresPendleton UnitBRIDGE CREEK
13 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use8,988 acresMcNary National Wildlife RefugeSTATE LINE
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined8,212 acresWallowa-Whitman National ForestCACTUS MOUNTAIN
28 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use8,000 acresMcNary National Wildlife RefugeHATCH GRADE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1958 to 2026

60 of 263 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 263 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 5 injuries and about $54,534,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind110
Hail89
Flood15
Funnel Cloud11
Lightning10
Tornado9
Flash Flood8
Heavy Rain6
Wildfire5

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2020FloodMilton Freewater1 killed, $39,700,000Umatilla County There was record flooding along the entire reach of the Umatilla River. There was extensive damage to areas along the river, including homes, roads including Interstate 84, railroads as well as other public facilities such as parks and sports complexes. Along the upper reaches of the river, roads were washed out with homes damaged or destroyed. One resident was swept away by flood waters and died. A number of residents had to be evacuated via helicopter or 4 wheeler with 70 homes on the Umatilla Indian Reservation damaged. The Riverview Mobile Home Park at Pendleton was inundated. There was minimal to no damage through Pendleton, due to the levee, but the Bob White Baseball field had extensive damage as water overtopped a low wall. Adjacent to Pendleton, the levee was damaged and overtopped with water flowing through the Keystone RV Manufacturing plant and the Colby Pipe Company. Several bridges and roads downstream from Reith to Echo were damaged or washed out with a number of homes damaged. Downstream from Echo to the confluence of Columbia River, the river rose out of the banks and flooded Interstate 84 between Highway 395 and Highway 208. Several semi-trucks were stranded in the flood waters with extensive damage to the highway. Numerous pastures and buildings along the river through Stanfield were flooded with extensive damage to Oxbow Park in Hermiston and to a sports complex in Umatilla. There was extensive flooding as well as on the Walla Walla River from the headwaters through Milton Freewater and on the upper reaches of Mill Creek. Numerous levees along the Umatilla and Walla Walla Rivers were damaged or overtopped including near Milton Freewater, several locations on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and adjacent to Pendleton. Damage is estimated at 1.3 million dollars to private property on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, with damage for public infrastructure for the entire county at 39.7 million dollars.||Umatilla at Pendleton Flood stage is 12.3 feet. The river rose above flood stage on February 6th 1230 pm, crested at 19.18 feet on February 6th at 10 pm, then fell below flood stage on February 8th at 11am. This was a record peak flow of 19,400 cfs. Highway 11(major access way to Pendleton) was closed due to water flowing over the road. Several bridges and roads downstream from Reith to Echo were damaged or washed out with a number of homes damaged. Umatilla near Gibbon Flood Stage is 7.0 feet. The river rose above flood stage on February 6th, at 2 am, crested at 12.14 feet on February 6th, at 130 pm, then fell below flood stage on February 8th at 645 pm. This was a record peak flow of 13,900 cfs. There was extensive damage along the upstream portions of the river with over 70 homes damaged, roads and railroad tracks washed out, levee damaged or washed out.
August 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated5 hurtno account filed
April 2019FloodSparks$9,000,000McKay Creek, with headwaters in the Blue Mountains saw significant rises with record inflows recorded at McKay Reservoir in Pendleton. This resulted in increased releases from the McKay Dam, with flooding downstream along the creek through Pendleton. Teams were out in partnership with Team Rubicon and surveyed 102 homes in the McKay area. Nine homes reported flooded basements, twenty-eight homes reported subfloor or foundation flooding and sixty-five homes had water encroachment on the property. Over ninety homes had actively sandbagged their property.
April 2019FloodPendleton$5,000,000A combination of high flows from rain and snow melt coming out of the Blue Mountains and record releases out of McKay Reservoir produced field and roadside flooding downstream of Pendleton through Echo, Hermiston and Umatilla. A footbridge at Umatilla was damaged by the high flows and erosion.
April 2005Flash FloodHermiston$170,000no account filed
July 2012Flash FloodApex$100,000Heavy rainfall caused flood waters and mud to flow into Helix and damage 16 roads, yards, homes, and basements.
July 2012Flash FloodApex$100,000Heavy rainfall caused flood waters and mud to flow into Helix and damage 16 roads, yards, homes, and basements.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindHermiston$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large elm tree onto a house and deck.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindStanfield$50,000A gustnado within an outflow area destroyed a farm shed, uprooted and broke off several large trees, damaged wheat and an irrigation wheel line.
May 2009Tornado (EF1)Cayuse$50,000Storm observed by farm workers at Ruggs Ranch. One hundred foot section of workshop metal roof torn off and carried up to 1/2 mile. Fifty-gallon drums thrown up to 1/4 mile. Trees uprooted and limbs down. Wooden plank driven through metal building.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPendleton$50,000Semi-truck and pickup with camper were flipped over on Interstate 84.
June 2008Thunderstorm Wind(Meh)Meacham$50,000Twelve inch diameter tree broke off and fell against house. Many other tree limbs downed.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHermiston$40,000A microburst tore the roof from a barn, downed 3 trees, and damaged others.
October 2003WildfireEcho$40,000High winds in the Echo area contributed to a wildfire which ignited a haystack, consisting of 2,000 tons of alfalfa. Two flatbed truck trailers were also destroyed by the flames. The fire was caused by a controlled burn earlier in the day next to an irrigation ditch. The property damage from this event is estimated at $40,000.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMeacham$15,000Winds from a dry microburst knocked over 15 trees and damaged a motorhome at Emigrant Springs State Park, located at 4000 feet in the Blue Mountains. An ASOS site 4 miles away in Meacham recorded a peak wind gust of 46 mph associated with this storm.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPendleton$15,000Thunderstorm winds toppled an old concrete and wood wall in Pendleton, crushing several cars under the falling debris. Tall trees were also blown down in SE Pendleton.
April 2019FloodUkiah$10,000A levy along Camas Creek in Ukiah was damaged with flooding of several outbuildings on properties in Ukiah, several homes were surrounded with water.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHermiston$10,000Thunderstorm winds caused a tree to fall through a mobile home. The winds also downed power lines.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindHermiston$10,000Estimated wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph broke large limbs off many trees around Hermiston.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindWeston$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and many large branches, knocking out electricity for around 8 hours. Several residents reported broken windows due to flying debris.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPendleton$7,000Damage to roof and dozens of large branches downed. Two trees uprooted near the Pendleton High School.
August 2019Thunderstorm Wind(Pdt)Pendleton Arpt$6,000Damage to metal exterior of home. Time estimated from radar.
March 2011Thunderstorm WindStanfield$5,000Resident observed a gustnado moving from south to north which took shingles off the roof, lifted and blew a trampoline 500 feet, and damaged a barn.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindPendleton$5,000Shingles blown off roof during thunderstorm.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindPendleton$5,000Downed tree branches caused power outage. A 20 foot tall lilac bush was uprooted and shingles were torn off roofs.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPendleton$5,000Umatilla Electric Coop reports trees blown down on power lines in several locations between Pendleton and Nolin.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPendleton Arpt$5,000New metal roof blown loose and rattling up and down on house located on Airport Hill.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPendleton$5,000An area of vigorous thunderstorms hit the Pendleton area in mid-afternoon. Trees were blown down and visibility at the airport was reduced to one-quarter mile in blowing dust by winds gusting to 55 mph.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindPendleton$5,000Thunderstorm wind blew sheets of metal roofing off of a gas station at U.S. Highway 30 and Airport Road. No injuries were reported.
August 1994Thunderstorm Wind.5 SE Pilot Rock$5,000Winds associated with a severe thunderstorm damaged the roof, chimney, and TV antenna on a house near Pilot Rock, about 12 miles south of Pendleton.
February 2000Heavy RainPendleton$4,000Steady rain fell all day and washed mud and other debris on several city streets. Both Coombs Canyon and Adams Roads were briefly closed as maintenance crews unplugged some drains. This rain, which totaled 0.93 inches at the Pendleton Airport, also washed out a section of Wildhorse Road near Weston.
April 2011LightningFerndale$2,000Lightning hit a white birch tree and a house on Stiller Lane in Milton-Freewater. The tree was split and bark and wooden shrapnel shot in all directions, some of it lodging in the siding of a house. Lightning also traveled through the TV cable and destroyed the resident's TV.
May 2009HailThorn Hollow$1,000Hail up to golf ball size punched holes in vinyl siding.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindUkiah$1,000Power line down due to strong wind.
June 2006LightningHermiston$1,000Lightning struck a cottonwood tree outside of a home and damaged 2 televisions, 4 telephones, and 2 mirrors.
August 2004LightningPendleton$1,000no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindUkiah$1,000no account filed
May 2011LightningPendleton$500Lightning struck the attic of a residence and blew out the power and sent sheetrock flying off the walls downstairs. The lightning also struck a bathroom vent on the neighbor's house.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindNolin-A mesoscale low with embedded storms moving northeast across the Blue Mountain foothills produced strong wind gusts in the region, with a 61 mph gust measured by the mesonet station OD185 at 1713 PDT, and a 58 mph gust measured by the KPDT ASOS at 1706 PDT on the 1st.
April 2026FloodBingham Spgs-The Umatilla County Emergency Manager reported that water over Bingham Road east of Gibbon, with flood waters depositing debris and sediment.
May 2025Funnel CloudHermiston-A member of the public provided a photo of a funnel cloud that occurred near the the town of Hermiston. Social media posts from local newspapers also provided other images of the funnel cloud taken around the Hermiston area. Location is estimated from radar and orientation of discernable landmarks in the photos.
March 2024Tornado (EF0)Blue Mtn-At least one, possibly multiple landspouts were observed by a member of the public west of Highway 11 between Athena and Milton Freewater. Pictures taken show one well defined landspout and another much smaller landspout within it's vicinity.
August 2024HailMyrick-A social media report indicated hail up to the size of 0.88 inches fell in Milton-Freewater between 0600 to 0620 PDT.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHermiston Arpt-Pendleton and Hermiston ASOS reported wind gusts of 68 and 60 mph, respectively.
June 2023Tornado (EF0)State Line-Social media reports including several photos showed a landspout had spun up in the farm fields east of Milton-Freewater, OR.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindMission-Mesonet station OD191, 2 miles WSW of Mission, reported a wind gust of 62 mph from the outflow boundary of a deteriorating thunderstorm at 2220 PDT.
May 2022Hail(Meh)Meacham-A public report 4 miles north northwest of Meacham, OR reported a thunderstorm that was producing 1.5 inch hail stones near exit 234 along I-84 in northeast OR at 1540 PST. A trained spotter 6 miles south southwest of Thorn Hollow, OR also reported hail that ranged in size from 0.75 to 1 inches and accumulated up to 1.5 inches deep at 1540 PST.
May 2022FloodMission-A trained spotter 9 miles west of Meacham, OR reported water covering county roadways making them impassable at 0900 PST on May 29th. A public Facebook report from 8 miles east northeast of Pilot Rock, OR had video of flooding over Popcorn Ln along Mckay Creek, making the road impassable at 0900 PST on May 29th. A NWS Employee reporting 4 miles south of Mission, OR reported water covering the intersection of Lloyd Rd. and Market Rd due to flooding along the Pattawa Creek at 1013 PST on May 29th. Another report 4 miles east southeast of Pilot Rock, OR reported 2.06 inches of rainfall over an 18 hour period, with water over Stewart Creek Rd and other local roads at PST on May 29th.
May 2022HailSparks-Public reports about 10 miles south of Pendleton, OR reported a thunderstorm that was producing hail between the sizes of 1 inch to 1.25 inches between 1700 PST and 1730 PST.
May 2022Tornado (EF1)Bingham Spgs-At 1244 PST, a tornado spun up 7 miles east southeast of Weston, OR along OR Highway 204 and moved east crossing OR Highway 204 3 times before veering left about 1.9 miles from it's start point. The tornado continued east north east for 0.80 miles across a draw north of OR Hwy 204, following parallel to Lower Basket Mountain Rd for about 0.8 miles before dissipating. Many trees were either uprooted or snapped while covering the highway and other roads. Several residences saw roof damage, including failure and uplifting of a partial roof that was transported 300 feet. A farm outbuilding was also heavily damaged where the roof and walls had collapsed.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindMilton Freewater-A NWS Storm Survey conducted the day after the event revealed areas of isolated down trees and tree branches, where one of the downed trees had landed on a home. There was also an area of corn crops that had been blown over in a unidirectional manner.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindMilton Freewater-A downburst occurred from a strong thunderstorm that affected several unoccupied, parked mobile homes. One of the mobile homes was lifted 30 feet into a neighboring mobile home, destroying the lifted mobile home. Other mobile homes suffered some roof and other structural damage, as evidenced from broken glass and insulation around the site.
July 2022HailUkiah-Hail stones up to the diameter of 1.5 inches was reported near the Drift Fence Campground. The same thunderstorm had also produced 1 inch sized hail in the neighboring Grant county.
July 2022HailLehman-Hail stones up to 1 inch in diameter were measured at the Indian Lake Campground.
June 2022Tornado (EFU)Barnhart-The Pendleton Airport air traffic controller relayed a report from a pilot travelling south of the airfield that debris and dust was being picked up by a small tornado. A funnel cloud was observed by NWS personnel and by the public shortly before the relayed report.
June 2021HailState Line-Social media report 15 miles ENE of Milton-Freewater, OR indicated a thunderstorm produced hail up to 1.75 inches just after 12 am PDT on June 15th.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindCayuse-Minor tree damage reported.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindUmatilla-Trees and powerlines down. Roof damage reported.
May 2020FloodUkiah-The most significant flooding was reported in Pilot Rock along Birch Creek where some homes were flooded. Minor flood was reported along McKay Creek in Pendleton due to outflow from the Dam. Flooding was also reported in and around Ukiah. The Umatilla at Gibbon and Pendleton both reached flood stage cresting at 8.3 and 12.4 feet respectively.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHermiston-Numerous trees and tree limbs down. One quarter mile visibility in blowing dust.

Mines and quarries

412 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 412 workings inside this county. 91 still produce and 321 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction245
Stone, Crushed/Broken75
Stone68
Gold12
Geothermal5
Mercury2
Uranium2
Clay2
Gold, Silver1
Silica1
Silver1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gold ProspectGold, SilverOccurrence
Sand Station DepositSilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed ProspectGold, SilverUnknown
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Red Chief ProspectMercuryPast Producer
Red Chief ProspectMercuryUnknown
Unnamed PitClayProducer
Uranium OccurrenceUraniumOccurrenceAllanite
Uranium OccurrenceUraniumUnknown
Bingham SpringsGeothermalProducer
Hermiston City WellGeothermalProducer
Hideaway SpringsGeothermalOccurrence
Lehman Hot SpringsGeothermalOccurrence
Unnamed WellGeothermalProducer
Big Twin RockGoldOccurrence
Big Twin RockGoldOccurrence
Gold MineGoldPast Producer
Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Hard Luck Placer ClaimGoldOccurrence
Little Fawn PlacerGoldOccurrence
Little Fawn Placer ClaimGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold PropertyGoldOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed ProspectGoldUnknown
Anderson/SumacStonePast Producer
Barnhart Pit #1StonePast Producer
Barnhart Pit #2StonePast Producer
Barnhart Pit No.1StonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Basalt QuarryStonePast Producer
Bensel Road QuarryStonePast Producer
BoggottiStonePast Producer
Butter Creek SiteStonePast Producer
Catron PitStonePast Producer
Cayuse QuarryStonePast Producer
Cold SpringsStonePast Producer
Coombs CanyonStonePast Producer
Doherty Sheep RanchStonePast Producer
DuffStonePast Producer
German HallStonePast Producer
Hard Luck PlacerStonePast Producer
Hat RockStonePast Producer
Job 75StonePast Producer
Kenney PitStonePast Producer
KulmStonePast Producer
LeverenzStonePast Producer
MccormmachStonePast Producer
MeachamStonePast Producer
Mf Pit and PlantStonePast Producer
North Fork TuffStonePast Producer
North Fork TuffStonePast Producer
North JuniperStonePast Producer
Pendleton PitStonePast Producer
Pilot RockStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
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Reser QuarryStonePast Producer
Rohrmann QuarryStonePast Producer
Schubert PitStonePast Producer
StnaughnStonePast Producer
StruveStonePast Producer
Struve PitStonePast Producer
Summit Road QuarryStonePast Producer
ThornhollowStonePast Producer
Wayland PitStonePast Producer
Anderson/SumacStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Barnhart No.2Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Barnhart Pit No. 1Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bensel Road QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Blue Mtn StationStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Boggotti PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Butter Creek SiteStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Casper QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Catron PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cayuse QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Cold SpringsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Coombs Canyon PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Diagonal QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Doherty Sheep Ranch PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Duff PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Emigrant HillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
German Hall PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hat Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
HoeftStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Job 75Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Kenney PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Komen PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Kulm PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Leverenz PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mccormmach PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Meacham PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Meacham QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Meacham Rock Products PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mf Pit and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mp 52.1 Pendleton/JdStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Narkaus PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
North JuniperStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Nye Junction QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Pendleton PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pilot Rock PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Reser QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rohrmann QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Schubert PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Squaw Creek PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Struve PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Struve PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Summit Road QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Thornhollow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
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Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
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Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
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Wayland PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
404 QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Baker PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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BannisterSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bannister PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Blue Mtn StationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Bonney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bonney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bonney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bonney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
C & B PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
C & B PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Canal Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Canal Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Casper PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Casper PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Casper QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
County LineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
County LineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cristley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cristley PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Diagonal QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Eastside PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Eastside PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Eastside PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eastside PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Emigrant HillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Grubbs PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Hermiston PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Hinkle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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HoeftSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Humbert QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Humbert QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kalal SiteSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Komen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Logsdon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Louis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Louis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Meacham QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Meacham Rock ProductSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Mission PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Mp 179.1 Old Oregon TrailSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Mp 183 Columbia RiverSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Mp 34.6Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Mp 52.1 Pendleton/JdSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Narkaus PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Nye Junction QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Pendleton MissionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Pendleton Ready MixSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Rogers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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SampsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Sand & Gravel PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Sand StationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Snipes MountainSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Squaw CreekSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Terney PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Umatilla PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
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Town by town, in the county's histories

13,899 words

The part of each published history that is about one town: 4 chapters, each reproduced complete.

TownChapter FromLength
EchoHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield CountHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon (1882)1,082 words
PendletonHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield CountHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon (1882)1,607 words
UmatillaHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield CountHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon (1882)9,348 words
WestonHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield CountHistoric Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon (1882)1,862 words

The county's history books

82,859 words

One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 2 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.

Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon (1882)

ChapterLength
Chapter 28: River, Railway and Other Transportation12,154 words
Chapter 40: Umatilla County, Oregon70,705 words in 5 parts

Every populated place in the county

49

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Umatilla County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.