Suplee, Oregon
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCrook
Unit prefImperial
Population as of2000
Time zonePacific (PST) (UTC-8)
Time zone (DST)PDT (UTC-7)
Elevation4564 ft
Coordinates44°4′10″N 119°40′36″W
GNIS feature ID1150695[1]

Suplee is an unincorporated historic community in eastern Crook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It was located about 18 miles (29 km) east of Paulina, near the Crook-Grant county line.[2][3] The Suplee area was settled by people of French and Métis descent from the French Prairie area in Marion County, including the great-granddaughter of Étienne Lucier.[4]

When Suplee post office was established in 1894, resident Charles Dorling suggested the name "Suplee," his mother's maiden name.[5] Originally in Grant County, the office was moved 3 miles (4.8 km) west to Crook County in 1902.[3] The post office ran intermittently, closing for good in 1943, with mail to Paulina.[3][5]

As of 1972, author Ralph Friedman said there was nothing left at the old townsite, although there were still a few ranch buildings in the area.[6]

At one time there was a Suplee School (44.0244°N 119.6665°W). Suplee (DeLore) Cemetery is listed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a historic cemetery.[7][8]

The area is known for having the oldest sedimentary rocks in the state.[9] The geologic area of the Suplee Formation is often referred to as the Suplee-Izee area.[10]

Further reading

  • "Peter Delore". An Illustrated History of Central Oregon: Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake and Klamath Counties. Western Historical Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 791–792.

References

  1. ^ 1150695. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. ^ Helbock, Richard W. (April 1980). "Nineteenth Century Post Offices of Grant County, Oregon". La Posta: A Journal of American Postal History. XI (2): 16. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Lent, Steve (August 1, 2020). "Suplee Pioneer Has Strong Family Heritage in Oregon". Central Oregonian. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ p. 925.
  6. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1972). Oregon for the Curious. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 168. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
  7. ^ "Historic Cemeteries in Oregon". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. February 9, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Historic Cemeteries Program". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ The Terrane Puzzle:New Perspectives on Paleontology and Stratigraphy from the North American Cordillera. Geological Society of America. 2008. p. 101. ISBN 9780813724423.
  10. ^ "Pre-Cenozoic History of Suplee-Izee District, Oregon: Implications for Geosynclinal Theory". Geological Society of America. 1964. Retrieved December 17, 2021.