Rieth, Oregon

Rieth is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is south of Interstate 84/U.S. Route 30/U.S. Route 395 about 5 miles (8 km) west of Pendleton near the Umatilla River.[2]

Rieth, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Rieth, Oregon is located in Oregon
Rieth, Oregon
Rieth, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°39′39″N 118°52′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1126008[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Rieth was an important division point of the Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, which named the station at the new shops and terminals it constructed there after a local pioneer family, the Rieths.[3][4] The railway's Pilot Rock Line, constructed in 1907, joined the mainline in Rieth.[5][6] This line was once the Umatilla Central Railroad.[5] In 1917, the Post Office Department established an office named "Reith".[4] The name was soon corrected by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[4] The post office closed in 1971.[4] The main railroad yards, now owned by Union Pacific, were later moved to Hinkle.[4]

In 1922, Rieth had a population of 200, a school, a store, and other businesses.[3] In 1940 Rieth had a population of 45.[7]

References
  1. "Rieth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 74. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. Neal, Patricia. "Umatilla County, Oregon 1922: Rieth". A Place Called Oregon. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 811, 899. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. "Union Pacific: Pilot Rock Branch". High Desert Rails. trainweb.org. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  6. Laubaugh, Glenn. "The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company". The Pacific Northwest Chapter National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  7. Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 261. OCLC 4874569.


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