Grouse, Oregon

Grouse
Unincorporated community
Grouse Location within Oregon
Coordinates: 45°59′29″N 117°25′43″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Wallowa
Elevation	3,015 ft (919 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	97828
GNIS feature ID	1129484[1]

Grouse, also known as Grouse Flat, is an unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, located less than a mile south of the border with Washington.

History

The town was named for the abundance of grouse in the area. The Grouse post office was established on January 28, 1896, and Samuel M. Silver was the first postmaster.^[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grouse, Oregon
2. McArthur, Lewis L. (1992). Oregon Geographic Names (sixth edition). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 935. ISBN 0-87595-236-4.