Bourne, Oregon | |
Settlement Type: | Former unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Baker |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 5374 |
Coordinates: | 44.8244°N -118.1975°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1136088[1] |
Bourne is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon, United States about 7miles north of Sumpter in the Blue Mountains.[1] It lies on Cracker Creek and is within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest. Platted in 1902,[2] the former gold mining boomtown is considered a ghost town today.[3]
Originally named "Cracker City",[3] Bourne is named after Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., who was interested in Eastern Oregon mines for a time.[4] Bourne post office was established in 1895 and closed in 1927.[4]
In 1910 Bourne town was listed as having a population of 77.[5]