| City |
Description/Location |
| Bend |
Shortened from
Farewell Bend, a point on the
Deschutes River, it was at this
place travelers over the pioneer
roads had their last view of the
river. |
| Cloverdale |
Located a few
miles east of Sisters. The summer of
1900 saw the first school house
built on the property of the late
George Cyrus property as it was
nearest to the center of population
of the area.. |
| Crooked River
Ranch |
Located in the
Crooked River Canyon.. The
original 12,000 acre cattle ranch
was homesteaded in 1910 by the Gates
family. The Old Ranch House, built
in 1916, served as home and
headquarters for several families
throughout the years. In 1972 the
cattle ranch was purchased by the
McPhearson Corporation and became
the development now known as Crooked
River Ranch. |
| Deschutes |
There have been
several post offices and localities
in Oregon named Deschutes, all of
them along the Deschutes River and
encompassing at least 3 counties,
Deschutes, Sherman and Wasco.
The last one being between
Bend and Redmond on Hwy 97
established in July 1911. |
| Gist |
Post office was
established Feb 14, 1907 at the
Charles L. Gist ranch and was named
for the
family and Mr. Gist was the first Postmaster.
It was located "a few miles
southeast of Sisters on the old
road". |
| Imperial |
Laid out on the
south half of a school section on
the south edge of Hampton Valley in
a north angle from Frederick Butte
in 1910 by Sherman Montgomery.
Lots sold for anywhere from
$10.00 to $500.00 |
| Redmond |
Named for Frank T.
Redmond, who moved to the area in
1905. The town was plotted in
1906. The Redmond post office
was established on Aug. 29, 1905 |
| Sisters |
Just East of the
Cascade Range at the base of the 3
Sisters. Post office was
originally at Camp Polk and moved in
1888. The town site plat was filed
in July 15, 1901 by Alex and Robert
Smith |
| Millican |
Named for George
Millican. The old Millican
store was on the P.B. Johnson
homestead. Post office was
established in 1913 with Johnson as
the postmaster. The town was
moved when US 20 was opened in 1930.
|
| La Pine |
Originally named
Rosland, La Pine was renamed
for the abundance of pine trees. The
post office was established in 1910
and the postal service changed
the name to Lapine. La Pine
was reestablished as the name in
1951 by the post office. |
| Terrebonne |
Originally called
Hillman (combining the name of James
J. Hill and E.H. Harriman) the town
was founded by a man named Hillman,
a prominent real estate operator who
got into trouble with the
government, the citizens renamed the
town to Terrebonne, which is
French for good earth. The
post office was changed in 1911.. |
| Brothers |
Thought to be
named after Three Brothers Sheep
Camp, but could be named Brothers
for the many fraternal family groups
that lived in the area. The
Brothers post office was founded in
1913 |
| Hampton |
Named for Hampton
Butte, which was possibly formed by
an explosive volcanic eruption,
which discharged acid lavas and
probably furnished most of the
material for the extended tuff
sheets forming the surface of much
of the adjacent land. The
Hampton post office was formed in
1911. Today the town consists
of a gas station and restaurant. |
| Tumalo / Laidlaw |
Originally named
Laidlaw after W.A. Laidlaw the post
office was established in 1904.
The name Tumalo came from the
development of the Tumalo irrigation
project and the locals continued the
use of the name for the area.
In 1915, the Laidlaw post
office was renamed |
| Camp Polk |
Located about 3
miles NE of Sisters on the west bank
of Squaw Creek. This military
outpost was established in 1865 |
