Summerville Oregon Real Estate

Located at the north end of the Grande Ronde Valley, Summerville Real Estate was an

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important early commercial and trading center. It was settled in 1865 as a stage stop on the George Thomas line. The town was named in honor of Alexander Summerville, a friend of the first postmaster.

The state line ceased operation in 1868 and was not resumed except for a brief period in 1874. The steep grades crossing the Blue Mountains made the route impractical. The growth of Summerville peaked in 1889 when the town boasted two flour mills, a bank, four merchandise stores, a drug store, a brewery, a butcher shop, three dressmaking shops, a hotel, one restaurant, two blacksmith shops, four sawmills, and three churches. Today the town is a small residential area with a store/tavern & Post Office set in a beautiful corner of the valley where deer and other wildlife thrive. Summerville is an incorporated city and also has satellite fire station.

The foothills at the base of the Mt Emily range in the Summerville area provide home owners with small farms with great views of the valley. The County Road (Ruckle) provides access to public lands of the Umatilla National Forest for recreation.