Bourne, Oregon Explained

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]

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  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1136088}} Bourne]. November 30, 2016.
  2. Book: Bailey, Barbara Ruth. Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. 1982. 0-87595-073-6. 21.
  3. Book: Potter, Miles . Oregon's Golden Years: Bonanza of the West . Mother Lode of the Blues . 1976 . . Caldwell, Idaho . 978-0-87004-254-6 . 138 . https://books.google.com/books?id=yHIeSIc5ODEC&pg=PA138.
  4. 103.
  5. Book: 1911 Oregon Blue Book. Benson. Frank. Olcott. Ben. Willis S. Duniway, State Printer. 1911. Salem Oregon. 114.