Ione, Oregon
city in Oregon, USA
Ione is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States. The population was 337 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
In 1883, landowner E. G. Sperry named the community "Ione" after Ione Arthur, a girl who was visiting the Sperrys with her family. Aaron Royse managed the first store in Ione, and he became the first postmaster when an Ione post office was established in 1884.
Sheep ranching was important in the region during the days of early settlement by non-natives. It continues in the 21st century and has been joined by wheat farming and cattle ranching as significant uses of the land.
Geography
Ione is in western Morrow County at an elevation of 1,089 feet (332 m), 25 miles (40 km) south of the Columbia River and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of the Blue Mountains. It is along Oregon Route 74, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Heppner, 27 miles (43 km) south of Interstate 84 (I-84), and 164 miles (264 km) east of Portland.
Willow Creek flows through Ione, which is downstream of Heppner and Lexington and upstream of Arlington.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2332819. VIAF identifies the subject as 145443746. The Library of Congress control number is n82144008. Authority coordinates are 45.501, -119.824. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1883 and 1884.
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