Encina, Oregon | |
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  Encina, Oregon  Encina, Oregon | |
| Coordinates:44°41′30″N117°41′29″W / 44.69167°N 117.69139°W /44.69167; -117.69139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Elevation | 3,963 ft (1,208 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1116654[1] |
Encina is anunincorporated community inBaker County,Oregon, United States.[1] Encina is about 10 miles (16 km) southeast ofBaker City near exit 313 ofU.S. Route 30/Interstate 84.[2]
Encina isSpanish for "evergreen oak".[3] Therailroad siding of theUnion Pacific Railroad mainline at this locale was named "Oak Cut" at the time of its construction, but the name was "cumbersome" so it was renamed by railroad agent J. C. Mayo, who had lived in Mexico. Encina is the place of Johnson Spring. Named for the first owner of what is now Alder Grove Ranch that sits on Alder Creek with water rights from 1883. The Johnson's are buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery on Dry Creek Cutoff between Alder Creek Road and Dry Creek Road.[3]
Encina is the summit of the Huntington Subdivision mainline.[citation needed] The tracks that go through Encina were originally owned by theOregon Railway & Navigation Company that built the railroad from 1882 to 1884.
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