{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} [[File:Bridge at Perry.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bridge over Grande Ronde River at Perry.]] '''Perry''' is an unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States. It is located five miles west of La Grande on the Grande Ronde River and Interstate 84.<ref name=ORGen>{{cite web |last= Reavis |first= Jim |title= Towns of Union County, Oregon |publisher= Oregon Genealogy |year= 2010 |url= https://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/towns.htm |accessdate=February 26, 2010}}</ref> The town was originally named Stumptown, but was later renamed in honor of an early railroad dispatcher in La Grande.<ref name=ORGen/><ref name=Barklow>{{cite book |last= Barklow |first= Irene |title= From Trails to Rails: The Post Offices, Stage Stops and Wagon Roads of Union County |publisher= Enchantments Publishing of Oregon |year= 1987 |location= Enterprise, Oregon |pages= 220–221 |isbn= 0-9618185-0-6}}</ref>
Perry is located at {{coord|45.348|-118.167|type:city_region:US-OR_elevation:883|format=dms|display=inline,title}} and has an elevation of {{convert|2987|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref name=USGS>{{cite gnis|id=1136624|name=Perry|accessdate=February 26, 2010}}</ref>
Perry came into existence in 1890, when the Smith-Stanley Lumber Company built a sawmill in the area.<ref name=Barklow/> A post office was established in the same year.<ref name=Barklow/> The mill was sold to Charley and Jim Mimnaugh and again in 1900 to C.W. Nibley and George Stoddard, who renamed the mill the Grande Ronde Lumber Company.<ref name=Barklow/> In 1927, the Grande Ronde Lumber Company merged with the Stoddard Lumber Company of Baker City and moved across the valley to Pondosa, taking most of the town with it.<ref name=Barklow/> The post office was discontinued in 1931.<ref name=Barklow/>
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Category:Company towns in Oregon Category:Unincorporated communities in Union County, Oregon Category:1890 establishments in Oregon Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1890 Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon