Oregon Gazetteer
Sharp Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Grant County. The primary coordinates for Sharp Creek places it within the OR 97869 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sharp Creek |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 10 mi. long; heads in Malheur National Forest/Strawberry Mountain Wilderness; flows NNE then NNW into the City of Prairie City to enter the John Day River; Secs. 11,14,13,24,25&36, T13S, R33E, Secs. 6,7&18,T14S,R34E & Secs. 13,24&25, T14S, R33E, Willamette Meridian |
| History: | "Named for Phillip T. Sharp, who in 1872 homesteaded on 160 acres near the mouth of the stream. The variant name Nikéemex̣š Creek is from the language of the Umatilla Tribes, reportedly means ""rough interiors""" |
| County: | Grant County |
| Latitude: | 44.3909919 |
| Longitude: | -118.6782784 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sharp Creek: Sharp Creek.
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 Sharp Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Prairie City, OR
(5.3 miles NNW) Canyon City, OR (13.5 miles W) |
John Day, OR
(13.7 miles W) |
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Bates, OR
(16.3 miles NNE) Austin, OR (17.1 miles NNE) |
