Rome, Oregon
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Rome, also called Rome Station after its sole business, is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. The community is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the sparsely populated high desert of southeastern Oregon, Rome is immediately west of the Owyhee River on U.S. Route 95, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Burns Junction.[1] Jordan Creek enters the river slightly downstream of Rome.[1]
Name
According to Oregon Geographic Names, Rome was named by William F. Stine for the nearby geologic formations that suggested the ruined temples of Rome, Italy.[2] The Script error: No such module "convert".-high Rome Cliffs,[3] or "Pillars of Rome" are formations of fossil-bearing clay, measuring about Script error: No such module "convert". long, and Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[4]
Post offices
Rome's former post office was established in 1909. Leonard R. Duncan was the first postmaster.[2] Postal service is now out of Jordan Valley.
In the mid-19th century, there was another Oregon community named Rome. It was in Marion County, near Woodburn, and had a post office in 1851–52.[2]
Transportation
Rome State Airport is near Rome.[1] In addition to U.S. Route 95, several high-desert roads converge at or near Rome. These include the Old Idaho–Oregon–Nevada Highway, Rome Road, Skull Creek Road, and Indian Fort Creek Road.[1]
Climate
Rome has a cold desert climate (BWk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
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References
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External links
- Historic photo of Rome from the Salem Public Library
- Images of the Pillars of Rome from the Oregon State Archives and the Oregon Blue Book: [1], [2], [3], [4]
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