| Suplee, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Suplee |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| 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: | Crook |
| Established Date: | 1894 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 4564 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0694°N -119.6767°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1150695 |
Suplee is an unincorporated historic community in eastern Crook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It was located about 18miles east of Paulina, near the Crook-Grant county line.[2] [3] The Suplee area was settled by people of French and Métis descent from the French Prairie area in Marion County, including the great-granddaughter of Étienne Lucier.[4]
When Suplee post office was established in 1894, resident Charles Dorling suggested the name "Suplee," his mother's maiden name.[5] Originally in Grant County, the office was moved 3miles west to Crook County in 1902.[3] The post office ran intermittently, closing for good in 1943, with mail to Paulina.[3] [5]
As of 1972, author Ralph Friedman said there was nothing left at the old townsite, although there were still a few ranch buildings in the area.[6]
At one time there was a Suplee School . Suplee (DeLore) Cemetery is listed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a historic cemetery.[7] [8]
The area is known for having the oldest sedimentary rocks in the state.[9] The geologic area of the Suplee Formation is often referred to as the Suplee-Izee area.[10]
. Oregon for the Curious . Friedman, Ralph . Ralph Friedman . 1972 . 168 . . Caldwell, Idaho . 0-87004-222-X.