Ferndale, Oregon

Ferndale, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Ferndale, Oregon is located in Oregon
Ferndale, Oregon
Ferndale, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°58′52″N 118°23′51″W / 45.98111°N 118.39750°W / 45.98111; -118.39750
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Elevation
[1]
843 ft (257 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1136284[1]

Ferndale is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is near the Oregon–Washington border east of Oregon Route 339 and west of Oregon Route 11 about 4 miles (6 km) north of Milton-Freewater.[2]

Ferndale was once a station on the Walla Walla Valley Railway, which served the local fruit orchards, and the site of a fruit-packing warehouse.[3][4] The next station south on the line was at Sunnyside.[3] Ferndale Elementary School is part of the Milton-Freewater Unified School District.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferndale, Oregon
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ a b "Virtual Tour Part 2". The Virtual Walla Walla Valley Railway. Archived from the original on November 20, 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "WWV History, Part Two: 1931-1945: NP Control and the Growth of Freight Traffic". The Virtual Walla Walla Valley Railway. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  5. ^ "Ferndale Elementary: About Us". Milton-Freewater Unified School District. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.


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