Eastern Mojave Vegetation Rome, Malheur County, Oregon.
 
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Rome, also called Rome Station after its sole business, is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. In the sparsely populated high desert of southeastern Oregon, Rome is immediately west of the Owyhee River on U.S. Route 95, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Burns Junction. According to Oregon Geographic Names, Rome was named by William F. Stine for the nearby geologic formations that suggested the ruined temples of Rome, Italy. The 100-foot (30 m)-high Rome Cliffs, or "Pillars of Rome" are formations of fossil-bearing clay, measuring about 5 miles (8 km) long, and 2 miles (3 km) wide. Rome's former post office was established in 1909. Leonard R. Duncan was the first postmaster. Postal service is now out of Jordan Valley.


Elevation: 3386ft, 1032m.

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