Arock is an

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in Malheur County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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, OR– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. Arock is along Arock Road, north of

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between Jordan Valley and

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. Jordan Creek flows near Arock and joins the Owyhee River just west of Arock.

History

Arock was supposedly named in 1922 for a rock bearing Native American

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s in the vicinity. Arock post office was established in 1926 and serves ZIP Code 97902. The oldest building in Malheur County, Sheep Ranch Fort, is near Arock. It was added to the

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in 1974. Arock is one of several places in southeast Oregon that were settled by

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Climate

According to the

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system, Arock has a

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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Education

Arock School District No. 81 serves the community. It is a

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and has two teachers, one for elementary and one for junior high school. The school is named W. W. Jones Elementary School. The namesake is a doctor who had lived in Arock, who had died prior to 1971 and, as of that year, had been the last doctor who lived in the community. students in Arock typically moved on to

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. In 1971, there were 13 high school students living in Arock.

References

External links

Arock School District
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Historic images of Arock from Salem Public LibraryBasque photo gallery, including Sheep Ranch Fort, from the Oregon Historical Society
Ontario, Oregon micropolitan area Basque-American culture in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Malheur County, Oregon Populated places established in 1922 1926 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{MalheurCountyOR-geo-stub