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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Encina, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Encina, Oregon is located in OregonEncina, OregonEncina, OregonShow map of OregonEncina, Oregon is located in the United StatesEncina, OregonEncina, OregonShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 44°41′30″N 117°41′29″W / 44.69167°N 117.69139°W / 44.69167; -117.69139
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBaker
Elevation3,963 ft (1,208 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1116654

Encina is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Encina is about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Baker City near exit 313 of U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84.

Encina is Spanish for "evergreen oak". The railroad siding of the Union Pacific Railroad mainline at this locale was named "Oak Cut" at the time of its construction, but the name was "cumbersome" so it was renamed by railroad agent J. C. Mayo, who had lived in Mexico. Encina is the place of Johnson Spring. Named for the first owner of what is now Alder Grove Ranch that sits on Alder Creek with water rights from 1883. The Johnson's are buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery on Dry Creek Cutoff between Alder Creek Road and Dry Creek Road.

Railway history

Encina is the summit of the Huntington Subdivision mainline. The tracks that go through Encina were originally owned by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company that built the railroad from 1882 to 1884.

References

  1. ^ "Encina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 1, 1992. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 79. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0875952772.

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Municipalities and communities of Baker County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Baker City
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