Frenchglen, Oregon

Frenchglen, Oregon
Unincorporated community
The historic Frenchglen Hotel
The historic Frenchglen Hotel
Frenchglen is located in Oregon
Frenchglen
Frenchglen
Location within Oregon
Frenchglen is located in the United States
Frenchglen
Frenchglen
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°49′37″N 118°54′56″W / 42.82694°N 118.91556°W / 42.82694; -118.91556
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyHarney
Elevation
[1]
4,203 ft (1,281 m)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2010)
12
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP Code
97736
Area code541
GNIS feature ID1136302[1]

Frenchglen is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. It is 60 miles (97 km) south of Burns on Oregon Route 205.

Frenchglen is near Steens Mountain and Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and is home to the historic Frenchglen Hotel, an Oregon State Heritage Site built in 1917.[2]

History

The community is named after the French-Glenn Livestock Company, founded by Hugh J. Glenn and later joined by his son-in-law, Peter French. French-Glenn built its headquarters there in 1872. The post office took the name Frenchglen after it was moved there.[3]

Education

The zoned K-8 school is Frenchglen Elementary School (of Frenchglen School District 16).[4][5] The school began operations in 1927.[6]

High school students are assigned to Crane Union High School, in Crane, Oregon,[7] a part of Harney County Union High School District 1J.[8]

Harney County is not in a community college district but has a "contract out of district" (COD) with Treasure Valley Community College.[9] TVCC operates the Burns Outreach Center in Burns.[10]

Healthcare

In 1989, Nellie Nix of The Bulletin described the catchment area of Harney District Hospital in Burns as being Harney County.[11] In 2005 Matthew Preusch of The Oregonian, citing the lack of doctors and long distances between the southern part of the county and the hospital, described the southern part of Harney County, which includes Frenchglen, as "the most medically underserved area of all."[12]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchglen, Oregon
  2. ↑ "Frenchglen Hotel State Heritage Site". Oregon Wildlife Resources. State of Oregon. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Lent, Steve (May 6, 2023). "CENTRAL OREGON HISTORY: The story of Frenchglen, the gateway to the Steens Mountains". Central Oregonian. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Education". Harney County Economic Development. Retrieved July 15, 2022. Frenchglen Elementary School 39235 Hwy 205 Frenchglen, OR 97736
  5. ↑ "Frenchglen Elementary School". Harney Education Service District. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2022. 39235 Hwy 205 Frenchglen, OR 97736 - Official website of Frenchglen School
  6. ↑ "Home". Frenchglen School. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "CUHS Rural Feeder School Districts". Crane Union High School. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harney County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2022. - Text list
  9. ↑ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Burns Outreach Center". Treasure Valley Community College. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ Nix, Nellie (December 12, 1989). "Hospital hopes to hire manager, create district". The Bulletin. p. B-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Preusch, Matthew (May 23, 2005). "Tax aid aims to recruit rural health workers". The Oregonian. pp. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
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