Fossil (Or.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Fossil (Or.)
Other forms of name
City of Fossil (Or.)
Coordinates
W1201258 W1201258 N0445953 N0445953 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
Associated Language
eng
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 126976935
Wikidata: Q2293692
Library of congress: no 97034121
OCoLC: oca04355236
Sources of Information
  • home page (City of Fossil; 401 Main Street, PO Box 467, Fossil, Oregon 97830 ( (City of Fossil website, August 3, 2019:) )
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 44°59ʹ53ʺN 120°12ʹ58ʺW)
  • Wikipedia, August 3, 2019(Fossil, Oregon; city in and the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon; Fossil post office was established on February 28, 1876; incorporated in 1891; 44°59ʹ53ʺN 120°12ʹ58ʺW)
  • Fossil journal, vol 1, no. 1 (Oct. 15, 1886):t.p. (Fossil, Or.)
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Wikipedia description:

Fossil is a city in and the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The name was chosen by the first postmaster, Thomas B. Hoover, who had found some fossil remains on his ranch. As of the 2020 census, Fossil had a population of 447.

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