Promise, Oregon

Promise is an unincorporated community in northern Wallowa County, Oregon.^[1] It is located about 25 road miles south of Troy and 8 miles north of Maxville on a remote ridge south of the Grande Ronde River.^[2][3]

Promise, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45.841°N 117.544°W / 45.841; -117.544
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Wallowa
Established	1896
Elevation	3,592 ft (1,095 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

The area was first homesteaded by John C. Phillips and Daniel W. Mann in about 1891.^[4] Mann called the area "Promised Land" and "Land of Promise", so when a post office was established in 1896, it was called "Promise".^[4] Thomas C. Miller was the first postmaster, and the office ran until 1944.^[4] At one time Promise had a school.^[5]

An annual Promise reunion is held for residents, descendants and friends at the Promise Grange Hall.^[6]

References

1. "Promise". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 75. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
3. Engeman, Richard H. (2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of The Useful, The Curious, and The Arcane. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 391. ISBN 978-0-88192-899-0.
4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 786. ISBN 978-0875952772.
5. Nesbitt, Katy (July 3, 2013). "Schaeffer to Serve as Grand Marshal". The Observer. La Grande, Oregon. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
6. "Promise Reunion Set for Memorial Day Weekend". Wallowa County Chieftain. May 15, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

External links

• Images of Promise from Flickr
• Promise Cemetery at Find a Grave