McKay, Oregon

McKay, Oregon
Unincorporated community
McKay, Oregon is located in Oregon
McKay, Oregon
McKay, Oregon
McKay, Oregon is located in the United States
McKay, Oregon
McKay, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°30′27″N 118°41′16″W / 45.50750°N 118.68778°W / 45.50750; -118.68778
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Elevation
[1]
1,923 ft (586 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97868
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID2805456[1]

McKay is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.[2] Its name accompanies McKay Creek, which is named for Dr. William Cameron McKay,[3] located in Umatilla County at North McKay Creek Road (County 1050 Rd.) on Ross Road.

It has been the site of discovery of ancient bird fossils.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKay, Oregon
  2. ^ "McKay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 626–627. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  4. ^ Brodkorb, Pierce (1958). "Birds from the middle pliocene of McKay, Oregon" (PDF). The Condor. 60 (July): 252–255. doi:10.2307/1365194. JSTOR 1365194. Retrieved December 14, 2010.