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Eightmile, Oregon
Abandoned building on Oregon Route 206 in Eightmile
Abandoned building on Oregon Route 206 in Eightmile
Eightmile, Oregon is located in Oregon
Eightmile, Oregon
Eightmile, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Country United States
State Oregon
County Morrow
Elevation
2,720 ft (830 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (Pacific)
Area code(s) 541
GNIS feature ID 1136248

Eightmile is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 206 (the Wasco–Heppner Highway).

The town was named by pioneer ranchers after its location on Eightmile Canyon, which was so named because its mouth was about 8 miles (13 km) up Willow Creek from the Columbia River. Eightmile's post office was established in 1883 and closed in 1941.

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