Official Name: | De Moss Springs, Oregon |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sherman |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 1572 |
Coordinates: | 45.5111°N -120.6831°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1158197[1] |
De Moss Springs is an unincorporated community in Sherman County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It is about 3miles northeast of Moro along U.S. Route 97.[2]
De Moss Springs had a post office from 1887 to 1923. In 1900, the Columbia Southern Railway established a station known as De Moss along its line to Shaniko. The springs and station were named for the De Moss family, which grew wheat, operated a recreation park at the springs, and formed a musical touring company called the Lyric Bards. The leader of the company, James M. De Moss, had moved to Sherman County from North Powder in 1883. He had managed the stagecoach station in North Powder.[3]