Oregon Gazetteer
Myrtle Spring is a physical feature (spring) in Grant County. The primary coordinates for Myrtle Spring places it within the OR 97817 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Myrtle Spring |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Spring |
| Description: | In the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, 4.8 mi NE of Bates; Sec 35, T10S, R35E, Willamette Meridian |
| History: | The name refers to the Myrtle boxwood plant found in the area. The variant name, from the language of the Umatilla Tribes, reportedly means “to make stone tools out of a hard rock” |
| County: | Grant County |
| Latitude: | 44.6524504 |
| Longitude: | -118.4716931 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Myrtle Spring: Myrtle Spring.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Myrtle Spring does not include property ownership information.
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Greenhorn, OR
(3.9 miles NNW) Granite, OR (11.2 miles NNE) |
Sumpter, OR
(14.7 miles ENE) Prairie City, OR (17.6 miles SW) |
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Austin, OR
(3.6 miles SSW) Robinsonville, OR (4.3 miles N) |
Bates, OR
(4.5 miles SSW) Susanville, OR (15.9 miles WNW) |
