Meacham, Oregon

Meacham is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon. It is located on the old alignment of U.S. Route 30 off Interstate 84, in the Umatilla National Forest, near Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area and the route of the Oregon Trail. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Meacham
Unincorporated community
Meacham is located in Oregon
Meacham
Meacham
Location within the state of Oregon
Meacham is located in the United States
Meacham
Meacham
Meacham (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°30′23″N 118°25′17″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Area
[2]
 • Total2.27 sq mi (5.87 km2)
 • Land2.27 sq mi (5.87 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,694 ft (1,126 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total85
 • Density37.49/sq mi (14.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
FIPS code41-46800

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202085—
U.S. Decennial Census[4][3]

History

Meacham was a station on the Union Pacific Railroad, near the summit of the Blue Mountains. Major Henry A. G. Lee established a troop encampment, called Lee's Encampment, there in 1844. Meacham was named for Harvey J. and Alfred B. Meacham, who operated Meacham Station, a stage station, in the 1860s and 1870s. The first post office in the locality, established in 1862, was named "Encampment". The name was changed to "Meacham" in 1890.[5][6]

On July 3, 1923, Meacham was visited by President Warren G. Harding, who stopped for the day during his Voyage of Understanding and participated in the exercises commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the Oregon Trail.[7] President Warren G. Harding gave a speech in Pendleton on July 4, 1923, commemorating the Oregon Trail, at which time his wife, Florence Harding was presented with a Pendleton blanket shawl in a design that became popular as the "Harding design".[8][9] It is a misconception that Harding declared it "the capital of the United States all day long", as this does not appear in the transcript of the event.[10]

Climate

Meacham has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dsb) with cold snowy winters and mild summers. It was widely reported that Meacham set the state record for lowest recorded temperature in February 1933 at −52 °F (−47 °C). Seneca, in Grant County, however, was colder at −54 °F (−48 °C).[6]

Climate data for Meacham, Oregon, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 57
(14)		 61
(16)		 75
(24)		 81
(27)		 89
(32)		 103
(39)		 103
(39)		 105
(41)		 99
(37)		 84
(29)		 71
(22)		 64
(18)		 105
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 47.1
(8.4)		 51.2
(10.7)		 58.3
(14.6)		 68.3
(20.2)		 78.7
(25.9)		 85.1
(29.5)		 92.0
(33.3)		 91.6
(33.1)		 87.1
(30.6)		 74.7
(23.7)		 58.8
(14.9)		 47.6
(8.7)		 93.7
(34.3)
Average high °F (°C) 36.7
(2.6)		 39.9
(4.4)		 45.7
(7.6)		 52.3
(11.3)		 61.0
(16.1)		 68.4
(20.2)		 78.9
(26.1)		 78.6
(25.9)		 70.3
(21.3)		 56.7
(13.7)		 43.3
(6.3)		 35.4
(1.9)		 55.6
(13.1)
Daily mean °F (°C) 28.8
(−1.8)		 30.7
(−0.7)		 35.0
(1.7)		 40.6
(4.8)		 47.7
(8.7)		 53.7
(12.1)		 60.2
(15.7)		 59.1
(15.1)		 52.4
(11.3)		 43.1
(6.2)		 34.5
(1.4)		 27.8
(−2.3)		 42.8
(6.0)
Average low °F (°C) 21.0
(−6.1)		 21.5
(−5.8)		 24.4
(−4.2)		 29.0
(−1.7)		 34.4
(1.3)		 39.0
(3.9)		 41.5
(5.3)		 39.6
(4.2)		 34.4
(1.3)		 29.4
(−1.4)		 25.8
(−3.4)		 20.2
(−6.6)		 30.0
(−1.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −2.5
(−19.2)		 3.4
(−15.9)		 9.4
(−12.6)		 19.5
(−6.9)		 25.2
(−3.8)		 31.6
(−0.2)		 35.3
(1.8)		 34.7
(1.5)		 28.0
(−2.2)		 19.8
(−6.8)		 10.2
(−12.1)		 0.3
(−17.6)		 −10.4
(−23.6)
Record low °F (°C) −31
(−35)		 −25
(−32)		 −12
(−24)		 5
(−15)		 19
(−7)		 25
(−4)		 29
(−2)		 27
(−3)		 14
(−10)		 −8
(−22)		 −19
(−28)		 −28
(−33)		 −31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.51
(115)		 3.59
(91)		 4.09
(104)		 3.93
(100)		 3.55
(90)		 2.19
(56)		 0.58
(15)		 0.85
(22)		 1.21
(31)		 2.85
(72)		 4.84
(123)		 5.15
(131)		 37.34
(950)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 32.1
(82)		 13.1
(33)		 14.0
(36)		 8.4
(21)		 0.8
(2.0)		 0.7
(1.8)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 1.8
(4.6)		 14.2
(36)		 28.1
(71)		 113.2
(287.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 16.6 15.4 17.3 15.0 13.9 9.4 3.1 4.0 6.0 11.6 15.7 17.6 145.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 9.2 7.4 8.8 4.1 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.1 10.1 46.4
Source 1: NOAA[11]
Source 2: WRCC (mean maxima and minima 1948–2022)[12]

References
  1. "Meacham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  6. "Meacham and Ukiah, Arctic Kings". www.oregonphotos.com. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
  7. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=111530
  8. "Drew's Pendleton® Native American Blankets and Shawls". Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.
  9. "Pendleton Blankets, Robes & Shawls". Historical Gazette, Volume Three Number One. Historical Gazette. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
  10. Vaughn, Chelsea K. (2014). ""The Road that Won an Empire": Commemoration, Commercialization, and the Promise of Auto Tourism at the "Top o' Blue Mountains"". Oregon Historical Quarterly. 115 (1): 6–37. doi:10.1353/ohq.2014.0067. ISSN 2329-3780.
  11. "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  12. "Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

Further reading
  • Stewart, Betty Booth (1996). Meacham: A Wide Spot on the Oregon Trail Where the Meadowlark Still Sings. Tigard, Oregon: Crossroad. ISBN 0-9653021-0-5.
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