Austin, Oregon

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title: "Austin, Oregon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ghost-towns-in-oregon", "unincorporated-communities-in-grant-county,-oregon", "1888-establishments-in-oregon", "populated-places-established-in-1888", "unincorporated-communities-in-oregon"] description: "Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States" topic_path: "general/ghost-towns-in-oregon" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin,_Oregon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
pushpin_map	Oregon
name	Austin, Oregon
coordinates
settlement_type	Ghost town
established_title	Founded
established_date	late 1800s
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Oregon
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Grant County
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| pushpin_map = Oregon | name = Austin, Oregon | coordinates = | settlement_type = Ghost town | established_title = Founded | established_date = late 1800s | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Oregon | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Grant County

Austin is an unincorporated community, considered a ghost town, in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is located north of Oregon Route 7, near the Middle Fork John Day River in the Malheur National Forest.

History

Austin was named for Minot and Linda Austin, early settlers of the area. The Austins operated a small store and hotel, Austin House. Austin House was started as a hotel and stagecoach station by a Mr. Newton. Austin post office was established in 1888 and closed in 1950.

The tracks of the Sumpter Valley Railway reached Austin in 1905. The railway was built by Oregon Lumber Company and Austin became an important railroad logging community. Austin was the hub of the area until Bates, a company town of the Oregon Lumber Company, was built 1 mi to the west. Austin was also a supply depot for local mining towns, including Susanville and Galena. Austin sawmills supplied lumber for places such as Greenhorn and the Bonanza Mine, higher up in the Blue Mountains. At its height, the population was about 500 (some estimates say it was high as 5,000) and the community had three sawmills. The town also had a substantial jail and the offices of several doctors, lawyers and real estate operators. As the neighboring mining towns disappeared, however, Austin also went into decline.

By 1997, a newer business called Austin House was the only business remaining in the Austin area, at Austin Junction where Oregon Route 7 meets U.S. Route 26. Built in 1959, the business is about 2.5 mi from the original site of Austin and serves as a combination tavern, grocery store, restaurant and gas station. As of 2002, fewer than 35 people lived within a 5 mi radius of Austin.

Climate

|location = Austin, Oregon, 1991–2020 normals, 1912-2020 extremes: 4213ft (1284m) |single line = Yes |collapsed = Y |Jan record high F = 58 |Feb record high F = 65 |Mar record high F = 75 |Apr record high F = 90 |May record high F = 95 |Jun record high F = 103 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 103 |Sep record high F = 99 |Oct record high F = 89 |Nov record high F = 73 |Dec record high F = 60 |year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 49.2 |Feb avg record high F = 53.4 |Mar avg record high F = 61.9 |Apr avg record high F = 73.5 |May avg record high F = 83.5 |Jun avg record high F = 89.0 |Jul avg record high F = 95.5 |Aug avg record high F = 94.4 |Sep avg record high F = 89.4 |Oct avg record high F = 76.9 |Nov avg record high F = 60.2 |Dec avg record high F = 47.8 |year avg record high F = 95.8

|Jan high F = 34.4 |Feb high F = 39.4 |Mar high F = 46.1 |Apr high F = 52.9 |May high F = 62.0 |Jun high F = 71.3 |Jul high F = 83.4 |Aug high F = 82.7 |Sep high F = 73.3 |Oct high F = 58.5 |Nov high F = 42.0 |Dec high F = 33.5 |year high F =

|Jan mean F = 24.8 |Feb mean F = 29.0 |Mar mean F = 34.7 |Apr mean F = 40.4 |May mean F = 47.9 |Jun mean F = 54.9 |Jul mean F = 63.3 |Aug mean F = 62.4 |Sep mean F = 54.1 |Oct mean F = 43.3 |Nov mean F = 32.1 |Dec mean F = 24.8 |year mean F =

|Jan low F = 15.2 |Feb low F = 18.5 |Mar low F = 23.2 |Apr low F = 27.8 |May low F = 33.8 |Jun low F = 38.5 |Jul low F = 43.2 |Aug low F = 42.0 |Sep low F = 34.8 |Oct low F = 28.2 |Nov low F = 22.2 |Dec low F = 16.0 |year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -7.7 |Feb avg record low F = -6.3 |Mar avg record low F = 6.1 |Apr avg record low F = 15.9 |May avg record low F = 21.4 |Jun avg record low F = 27.3 |Jul avg record low F = 31.3 |Aug avg record low F = 29.3 |Sep avg record low F = 21.4 |Oct avg record low F = 12.6 |Nov avg record low F = 2.5 |Dec avg record low F = -8.5 |year avg record low F = -16.3

|Jan record low F = −52 |Feb record low F = −47 |Mar record low F = −25 |Apr record low F = -1 |May record low F = 7 |Jun record low F = 13 |Jul record low F = 15 |Aug record low F = 17 |Sep record low F = 10 |Oct record low F = -6 |Nov record low F = -29 |Dec record low F = −41 |year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.56 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.74 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.92 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.66 |May precipitation inch = 1.84 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.62 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.69 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.71 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.79 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.25 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.66 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.32 |year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 22.3 |Feb snow inch = 11.3 |Mar snow inch = 7.1 |Apr snow inch = 2.8 |May snow inch = 0.4 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.1 |Oct snow inch = 0.8 |Nov snow inch = 11.1 |Dec snow inch = 26.8 |year snow inch =

|Jan snow depth inch = 20.7 |Feb snow depth inch = 21.6 |Mar snow depth inch = 14.7 |Apr snow depth inch = 3.3 |May snow depth inch = 0.6 |Jun snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0.0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0.7 |Nov snow depth inch = 7.5 |Dec snow depth inch = 16.0 |year snow depth inch = 26.2

|source 1 = NOAA (1981-2010 snowfall) |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00350356&format=pdf |title = Austin 3 S, Oregon 1991-2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = August 14, 2023 |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00350356&format=pdf |title = Austin 3 S, Oregon 1981-2010 Monthly Normals |access-date = January 11, 2024 |source 2 = XMACIS2 (records, 1981-2010 monthly max/mins & snow depth) |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS |access-date = January 11, 2024

References

References

1. Miller, Donald C.. (1977). "Ghost Towns of Washington and Oregon". Pruett Publishing Company.
2. Florin, Lambert. (1970). "Oregon Ghost Towns". Superior Publishing Company.
3. McArthur, Lewis A.. (2003). "[[Oregon Geographic Names]]". [[Oregon Historical Society Press]].
4. Johns, Sonja. "Bates-Austin Remembered (a brief history)". Bates & Austin Remembered.
5. "Galena Watershed Analysis - Supplement 2002". [[United States Forest Service]].
6. "Austin House Cafe & Country Store".

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