Rice Hill, Oregon

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Rice Hill, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Rice Hill, Oregon is located in Oregon
Rice Hill, Oregon
Rice Hill, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°32′19″N 123°17′24″W / 43.53861°N 123.29000°W / 43.53861; -123.29000Coordinates: 43°32′19″N 123°17′24″W / 43.53861°N 123.29000°W / 43.53861; -123.29000
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas
Elevation
456 ft (139 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97462
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1158447[1]

Rice Hill is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[2] It is located about 10 miles (16 km) north of Oakland on Interstate 5.[3] Rice Hill has complete tourist facilities, including a truck stop, motels, and restaurants.[4][5] It has long been a popular spot to stop for ice cream.[6][7]

History[]

Rice Hill was named either for Isadore F. Rice, who settled in the area in the 1850s, or for William S. Rice, who had a Donation Land Claim at the north end of Rice Valley at about the same time.[8] Rice Hill post office was established in 1892, and soon renamed Ricehill.[8] The office closed in 1908.[8] The steep grade of Rice Hill was an obstacle for pioneer travelers and it also created problems for the construction of the railroad.[9]

Geography[]

Rice Hill is a summit that divides the watersheds of Elk Creek and the Umpqua River.[8] A two-mile long valley stretches south from the community of Rice Hill.[10] Southern Pacific Railroad (today Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad) has a station on its Siskiyou Line at the summit named Rice Hill.[8] The community has an elevation of 710 feet (220 m). It rises 325 feet (99 m) in 3 miles (4.8 km).[8][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Rice Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  3. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  4. ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 537. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  5. ^ "Truck Stops on Major Routes". Oregon Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  6. ^ Richard, Terry (June 20, 2009). "Next time I'll go for six scoops of Umpqua ice cream's Oregon's 150; here's to statehood". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  7. ^ Thompson, John (June 7, 1983). "Oregon's Biggest Dipper". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  8. ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 808. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  9. ^ 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. 318. OCLC 4874569.
  10. ^ "Rice Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  11. ^ Munford, Kenneth (1978). "The Oregon and California Railroad". Horner Museum Tour Guide Series. Benton County Museum. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-01-09.

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