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Look for Great Deals and Coupons **** Footsteps of history **** Community Mottos & Nicknames **** Choose a new Community in Oregon **** Choose a new State **** Washington D.C. Our Nation's Capital **** **** **** **** **** **** **** Bend, OR Self Storage	Welcome to Key to the City's page for Fossil Wheeler County, Oregon The Oregon state capital is Salem. What would you like to know about Fossil Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items City Attractions Fossil Government Statistics & Facts The population of Fossil is approximately 399 (1990). The approximate number of families is 224 (1990). The amount of land area in Fossil is 1.976 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Fossil to Washington DC is 2408 miles. The distance to the Oregon state capital is 149 miles. (as the crow flies) Fossil is positioned 44.99 degrees north of the equator and 120.21 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index Location Fossil location: in eastern Oregon Return to Index History & History Related Items Fossil history: The Fossil post office was established on February 28, 1876, at the ranch of Thomas Benton Hoover on what is now Hoover Creek. The post office celebrated its 100th anniversary in the same year this country celebrated its 200th anniversary - in 1976. Fossil was named by Hoover for fossil remains that he discovered in a clay-like formation about the ranch house on Hoover Creek. (The more renowned fossil beds are in the present town of Fossil, located behind the Wheeler High School). The town was platted by George H. and W. S. Thompson who had also moved a store to the town. Finally in 1891 the town was incorporated, with Mr. Hoover as mayor, and W. W. Steiwer, B. Kelsay, P. Potterton, and C. W. Halsey as councilmen. For more history information on Fossil, see this this website Return to Index Attractions Fossil attractions: Learn more about Fossil Fossil Museum and Pine Creek Schoolhouse Fossil OR 97830 Phone 541-763-4481 Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Oregon To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Search Key to the City Custom Search OR Search All the Web Custom Search
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