New Princeton, Oregon
Unincorporated community
New Princeton Post Office
New Princeton Post Office
New Princeton is located in Oregon
New Princeton
New Princeton
New Princeton is located in the United States
New Princeton
New Princeton
Coordinates: 43°16′59″N 118°34′58″W / 43.28306°N 118.58278°W / 43.28306; -118.58278
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyHarney
Elevation
4,111 ft (1,253 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97721
Area code(s)458 and 541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

New Princeton is an unincorporated community[1] in Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is along Oregon Route 78 between Burns and Burns Junction[2] at an elevation of 4,111 feet (1,253 m) above sea level.[1] The South Fork Malheur River begins near Round Mountain, southeast of New Princeton.[3]

The Princeton rural post office was established in 1910 or about 1912, depending on the source consulted. When an upgrade of Route 78 bypassed the original community, it was re-located to New Princeton.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, New Princeton has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Princeton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (1991 ed.). DeLorme Mapping. § 78. ISBN 0-89933-235-8.
  3. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 785. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for New Princeton, Oregon

Works cited

  • McArthur, Lewis A., and McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names, 7th ed. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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