Arock, Oregon

Arock, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Arock, Oregon
Location within the state of Oregon
Arock, Oregon
Arock, Oregon (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°54′51″N 117°31′31″W / 42.91417°N 117.52528°W / 42.91417; -117.52528
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Elevation
[1]
3,730 ft (1,140 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Mountain)
ZIP Code
97902
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1117045[1]

Arock is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. Arock is along Arock Road, 3 miles (5 km) north of U.S. Route 95 between Jordan Valley and Rome.[2] Jordan Creek flows near Arock and joins the Owyhee River just west of Arock.[2]

History

Arock was supposedly named in 1922 for a rock bearing Native American petroglyphs in the vicinity.[3] Arock post office was established in 1926 and serves ZIP Code 97902.[3]

The oldest building in Malheur County, Sheep Ranch Fort, is near Arock.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[5] Arock is one of several places in southeast Oregon that were settled by Basque herders.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Arock has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[6]

Education

Arock School District No. 81 serves the community. It is a K-8 school and has two teachers, one for elementary and one for junior high school.[7] The school is named W. W. Jones Elementary School.[8] The namesake is a doctor who had lived in Arock, who had died prior to 1971 and, as of that year, had been the last doctor who lived in the community.[9]

As of 1971 students in Arock typically moved on to Jordan Valley High School. In 1971, there were 13 high school students living in Arock.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arock, Oregon
  2. ^ a b Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 83, 87. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 33. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  4. ^ a b "Malheur County Portraits". Oregon Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Arock, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "Arock". Malheur Education Service District. Retrieved July 15, 2022. 3513 Arock Rd. Arock, OR 97902
  8. ^ "W W Jones Elementary School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 17, 2022. Physical Address: 3513 Arock Rd Arock, OR 97902
  9. ^ a b Deane, Early (January 25, 1971). "Eastern Oregon Residents Take Creek Flood In Stride". The Oregonian. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.


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