Myrick, Oregon | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Umatilla |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 1719 |
Coordinates: | 45.8042°N -118.7144°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1637853 |
Footnotes: | Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System |
Myrick is an unincorporated historic community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is between Pendleton and Helix, just south of Oregon Route 334.[2]
Myrick is a station on the Burlington Northern Railroad that was originally named "Warren".[3] Because of the confusion with Warren in Columbia County, the name was changed to honor Samuel Jackson Myrick, who came to Oregon from Missouri in 1884 and settled in the area.[3] Myrick post office ran from 1902 to 1908.[3] John Myrick was the first postmaster.[3]
The Myrick family became successful wheat farmers in the area.[4]