Official Name: | Kingsley, 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: | Wasco |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 2444 |
Coordinates: | 45.3411°N -121.2006°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97063 |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1122769 |
Kingsley was an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States, named by E.M. Wilson in 1878. Wilson named it for Charles Kingsley, because she had enjoyed reading his book Westward Ho!. It was located just north of Tygh Valley. Nothing remains at the site today except a cemetery.