Suntex, Oregon

Suntex, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Suntex, Oregon
Suntex, Oregon

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 43°35′27″N 119°37′49″W / 43.59083°N 119.63028°W / 43.59083; -119.63028Coordinates: 43°35′27″N 119°37′49″W / 43.59083°N 119.63028°W / 43.59083; -119.63028
Country United States
State Oregon
County Harney
Elevation 4,308 ft (1,313 m)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 541
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Suntex was the name of a post office in an unincorporated community in Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was established in the valley of Silver Creek west of Burns and north of U.S. Route 20.[2]

The Suntex post office was set up in 1916 and closed in 1949, after which Suntex mail was handled through the post office in Riley. W. F. Sturges, the first postmaster at Suntex, said that postal authorities had assigned the name "Suntex", which had no local significance, for reasons he was unaware of.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Suntex". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 4, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 925. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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