{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Rome, Oregon |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = Rome Station Store |pushpin_map = Oregon#USA |pushpin_label = Rome |pushpin_map_caption = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Oregon |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Malheur <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> |timezone = Mountain (MST) |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00 |elevation_ft = 3386 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |coordinates = {{coord|42|50|21|N|117|37|42|W|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = |area_code = 541 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1126268<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1126268}}</ref> |footnotes = }}

'''Rome''', also called '''Rome Station''' after its sole business, is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. The community is part of the Ontario, OR&ndash;ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the sparsely populated high desert of southeastern Oregon, Rome is immediately west of the Owyhee River on U.S. Route 95, approximately {{convert|12|mi|km|0}} northeast of Burns Junction.<ref name=Atlas>{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= DeLorme |location= Yarmouth, Maine |isbn= 0-89933-347-8 |page=87}}</ref> Jordan Creek enters the river slightly downstream of Rome.<ref name=Atlas/>

==Name== According to ''Oregon Geographic Names'', Rome was named by William F. Stine for the nearby geologic formations that suggested the ruined temples of Rome, Italy.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=823}}</ref> The {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=on}}-high Rome Cliffs,<ref name="gnis cliffs">{{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System| publisher = United States Geological Survey | date =November 28, 1980| url ={{Gnis3|1126269}}| title = Rome Cliffs| accessdate =February 3, 2017}}</ref> or "Pillars of Rome" are formations of fossil-bearing clay, measuring about {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} long, and {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} wide.<ref name=TO>{{cite web |url= http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore%20Oregon/Eastern%20Oregon/Attractions/Outdoors%20and%20Nature/Pillars%20of%20Rome.aspx |title= Pillars of Rome |publisher= Travel Oregon |accessdate= July 20, 2010}}</ref>

==Post offices== Rome's former post office was established in 1909. Leonard R. Duncan was the first postmaster.<ref name=OGN/> Postal service is now out of Jordan Valley.

In the mid-19th century, there was another Oregon community named ''Rome''. It was in Marion County, near Woodburn, and had a post office in 1851–52.<ref name=OGN/> <!--45.14889 -122.825-->

==Transportation== Rome State Airport is near Rome.<ref name=Atlas/> In addition to U.S. Route 95, several high-desert roads converge at or near Rome. These include the Old Idaho–Oregon–Nevada Highway, Rome Road, Skull Creek Road, and Indian Fort Creek Road.<ref name=Atlas/>

==Climate== Rome has a cold desert climate (BWk) according to the Köppen climate classification system.

{{Weather box |location = Rome, Oregon, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present |single line = Y |collapsed = Y | Jan record high F = 67 | Feb record high F = 71 | Mar record high F = 81 | Apr record high F = 91 | May record high F = 100 | Jun record high F = 105 | Jul record high F = 110 | Aug record high F = 108 | Sep record high F = 105 | Oct record high F = 97 | Nov record high F = 78 | Dec record high F = 65 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 55.6 |Feb avg record high F = 61.4 |Mar avg record high F = 72.8 |Apr avg record high F = 81.3 |May avg record high F = 90.1 |Jun avg record high F = 97.3 |Jul avg record high F = 103.4 |Aug avg record high F = 101.1 |Sep avg record high F = 95.5 |Oct avg record high F = 84.3 |Nov avg record high F = 68.9 |Dec avg record high F = 56.5 |year avg record high F = 103.8

|Jan high F = 41.1 |Feb high F = 48.2 |Mar high F = 57.7 |Apr high F = 64.1 |May high F = 73.3 |Jun high F = 82.6 |Jul high F = 93.4 |Aug high F = 91.7 |Sep high F = 82.2 |Oct high F = 67.7 |Nov high F = 51.5 |Dec high F = 40.1 |year high F =

|Jan mean F = 29.5 |Feb mean F = 34.7 |Mar mean F = 41.5 |Apr mean F = 46.9 |May mean F = 55.4 |Jun mean F = 63.3 |Jul mean F = 71.8 |Aug mean F = 69.4 |Sep mean F = 60.2 |Oct mean F = 48.1 |Nov mean F = 36.7 |Dec mean F = 28.5 |year mean F =

|Jan low F = 17.9 |Feb low F = 21.2 |Mar low F = 25.3 |Apr low F = 29.7 |May low F = 37.5 |Jun low F = 44.0 |Jul low F = 50.2 |Aug low F = 47.1 |Sep low F = 38.2 |Oct low F = 28.5 |Nov low F = 21.9 |Dec low F = 17.0 |year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 1.1 |Feb avg record low F = 7.8 |Mar avg record low F = 12.9 |Apr avg record low F = 16.6 |May avg record low F = 22.8 |Jun avg record low F = 31.5 |Jul avg record low F = 39.8 |Aug avg record low F = 37.0 |Sep avg record low F = 25.8 |Oct avg record low F = 14.2 |Nov avg record low F = 5.3 |Dec avg record low F = 0.2 |year avg record low F = -6.4

| Jan record low F = -31 | Feb record low F = -17 | Mar record low F = -4 | Apr record low F = 9 | May record low F = 13 | Jun record low F = 14 | Jul record low F = 19 | Aug record low F = 28 | Sep record low F = 15 | Oct record low F = -6 | Nov record low F = -11 | Dec record low F = -26 | year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.83 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.65 |Mar precipitation inch = 0.71 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.05 |May precipitation inch = 1.45 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.00 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.31 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.21 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.42 |Oct precipitation inch = 0.73 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.70 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.89 |year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 8.8 |Feb precipitation days = 7.0 |Mar precipitation days = 9.1 |Apr precipitation days = 10.1 |May precipitation days = 9.6 |Jun precipitation days = 7.1 |Jul precipitation days = 2.2 |Aug precipitation days = 2.0 |Sep precipitation days = 2.9 |Oct precipitation days = 6.6 |Nov precipitation days = 8.8 |Dec precipitation days = 9.7

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00357310&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Rome 2 NW, OR |access-date = June 28, 2024 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=boi |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Boise |access-date = June 28, 2024 }} </ref> }}

{{clear}} thumb|center|800px|Pillars of Rome in southeastern Oregon {{clear}}

==Education== It is in Arock School District 81.<!--The district's Census code UNI 01500--><ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41045_malheur/DC20SD_C41045.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Malheur County, OR|date=December 18, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41045_malheur/DC20SD_C41045.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|page=2 (PDF p. 3/3)|quote=Rome Rd}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41045_malheur/DC20SD_C41045_SD2MS.txt Text list] - Rome is not directly indicated on this map. [https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Data/Documents/County_Malheur_05_of_10.pdf Compare with sheet 5 of 10 of the] Oregon Department of Transportation map of Malheur County, which shows Rome's location. Also see "Rome Rd"</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links== *[http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/max&CISOPTR=3483&REC=14 Historic photo of Rome from the Salem Public Library] *Images of the Pillars of Rome from the Oregon State Archives and the ''Oregon Blue Book'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20190912101137/https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/history/pre-great-basin.aspx], [https://web.archive.org/web/20250214063232/https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/records/county/Pages/scenic-images-new.aspx?county=malheur], [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/facts/economy-revenue.aspx], [https://web.archive.org/web/20210619223228/https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/records/county/Pages/malheur-history.aspx]

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