Bourne, Oregon

Bourne is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon, United States about 7 miles (11 km) north of Sumpter in the Blue Mountains.

[1] It lies on Cracker Creek and is within the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest.

Platted in 1902,[2] the former gold mining boomtown is considered a ghost town today.

[3] Originally named "Cracker City",[3] Bourne is named after Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., who was interested in Eastern Oregon mines for a time.

This Baker County, Oregon state location article is a stub.

Baker County map