Kimberly, Oregon

Kimberly, Oregon

Kimberly is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the intersection of Oregon Route 19 and Oregon Route 402 and the confluence of the John Day and the North Fork John Day rivers.

Kimberly was named after the prominent local Kimberly family.cite book
last = McArthur
first = Lewis A.
authorlink = Lewis A. McArthur
coauthors = Lewis L. McArthur
title = Oregon Geographic Names
origyear = 1928
edition = Seventh Edition
year = 2003
publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press
location = Portland, Oregon
id = ISBN 0-87595-277-1
pages = 535
] Orin Kimberly established the first commercial orchard in the area in the 1930s.citeweb |url=http://kimberlyorchards.com/about.shtml |title=Kimberly Orchards, LLC. |accessdate=2007-10-20]

The James Cant Ranch Museum and the Thomas Condon Palenontology Center & Museum of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are located south of Kimberly on Route 19.

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