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We know buying a new home and moving to a new place can be very hectic and daunting to say the lease! Our friendly staff at Homestead Realty, Inc. want to help you settle into your new home and find your way around town. We want to make your move to Sumpter as painless as possible! If you're considering a move to Sumpter, browse our local city services available below. If you have any questions,
please give us a call~we'd be glad to help!
Listed below you'll find important information about schools, businesses, utilities such as phone service, power, propane, city water and sewer, local churches...
If we've left anything out, please let us know!
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The primary provider of phone services in Sumpter, Oregon is QWEST. DSL Internet Access is available through QWEST in various packages. Wireless internet is available as well through QWEST and works well in Sumpter while cell phones and satellite internet are not generally accessible in Sumpter.
For Sumpter phone service
call QWEST: {800} 491-0118
 
Power services in Sumpter are provided by Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) Rates for Sumpter are reasonable and the OTEC crews work hard all year and in every type of weather to keep the lights on in Sumpter! To live in Sumpter means to be prepared for anything! You will want plenty of flashlights, batteries, etc. Winter storms have a tendency to knock out the power!
For power service call OTEC in
Baker City: {541} 523-3616
 
Sumpter is within the Baker 5J School District and your children will attend schools in Baker City. Sumpter students ride the school bus to and from Baker City for school-approx. 30 miles each way. Despite some good amounts of snow in the winter, the state keeps highway 7 and our own Sumpter highway clear of snow with 24 hour crews.
For more school information,
please contact:
(541) 524-2260
 
Religious services in Sumpter, Oregon are informal and reflect the relaxed nature of life in Sumpter! Our strong sense of community makes attending our Sumpter Churches unique and quite enjoyable.
Residents have a choice of two churches in the Sumpter area:
McKewen Fellowship about five miles out of Sumpter and Sumpter Community Episcopal Church.
 
The primary source of heating in Sumpter homes and cabins is propane and residents have a choice between Amerigas and Ed Staub Propane companies-both in La Grande. Ed Staub is the primary provide of propane to Sumpter and the most reliable according to most residents. They are good to make deliveries no matter what the weather or how high the snow is piled. Ed Staub has a set schedule for Sumpter and residents may choose the "automatic fill-up" plan or pay as you go. If you choose the latter plan, you will need to call ahead to order your delivery or you will be charged extra.
To order propane service in Sumpter,
call Ed Staub at: (541) 963-8711. To order from Amerigas, call (800) 572-4981
 
Welcome to downtown Sumpter, Oregon!
Despite our size, we do have a few basic businesses here in Sumpter! You'll find a gas station, mini-mart, restaurants, antique stores, ice cream parlor, real estate offices, motel, cabins for rent, and even a historic bed and breakfast!
We also have an active Chamber of Commerce in Sumpter that works to promote Sumpter and all it's historic charm! If you would like to take a peak at our Sumpter Merchants, follow the link below! If you have any questions regarding our Sumpter businesses send us an email or just give us a call!

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Local Sumpter Oregon Information

We have a quite unique community here in Sumpter with its deep history and rich heritage and so we would like to share some information that you may find interesting about Sumpter Oregon! If you don't find a fact or tidbit about Sumpter Oregon and the surrounding Sumpter Valley, please contact us and we'll be glad to track it down for you!
The Gold Rush
According to legend, Gold was first discovered in the Elkhorn Mountains by Confederate Soldiers in 1862 who named their new town after historic Ft. Sumtercity park in sumpter oregon in South Carolina thus giving birth to our historic gold town!
While the Civil War was still in it's infancy, five men (Hugh Asbury, John Reel, Fletch Henderson, Bill Flanagan, and Dick Johnson) from South Carolina were traveling on their way to the California gold fields. They camped near what is now known as Cracker Creek. They made the first gold discovery while panning the gravels along the creek. It was decided they would stay and work in this area rather than continuing on to California. They built a primitive small cabin, between McCully Creek and Cracker Creek, naming it Fort Sumter after the South Carolina fort of Civil War fame. Remnants of that first cabin can be seen today. The name was changed later to Sumpter by the U.S. Postal Service. Legend tells that the U.S. Postmaster ordered the spelling changed because of the Civil War Reference to Ft. Sumter. Regardless of how it was spelled, Sumpter was booming by the late 1890's growing to 1500. Of course the U.S. Census Bureau wasn't counting Chinese, or Women and Children at that time so that number could easily have been double.
For more historical information please visit: www.historicsumpter.com
Gold Mining still continues today with private Placer and Hard Rock Mines in the Sumpter area.
We gratefully acknowledge the folks at www.historicsumpter.com for the use of this historic information! For more information about Sumpter, Oregon, including some great photos, please visit our friends at: www.sumpter.org

Basic Sumpter Facts:
  • Elevation:   4424 FT.
  • Latitude:   -44.73
  • Longitude:   -118.26
  • Location:
  • NE Oregon: 30 Miles SW of Baker City
  • County:   Baker
  • Mountain Ranges:   Blue Mountains,
    Elkhorn Mountains
  • National Forest:
  • Wallowa-Whitman
  • Population: 171 (US Census 2000)
  • Settled: 1862
  • Incorporated:  Feb 6th, 1901
  • Charter:   June 22, 1972
  • Industry:  Mining and Tourism
  • Emergency Services:
  • Volunteer Fire Dept. - 911
  • Zip Code  :97877-9998
For more statistical information please contact: Sumpter City Hall

Things To Remember:
  • Cellphones DO NOT work in Sumpter!
  • We have no banks in Sumpter!
  • We have no paved streets!
    (except the main highway)
  • The nearest city of any size is Baker City, Oregon ~
    which is a 30 mile drive each way!
  • It snows in Sumpter-A LOT at times-you will need to drive proper vehicles
    with traction devices such as snow tires, chains, etc.!
  • Pipes freeze in Sumpter! So if you don't occupy your home year round
    you will need to take proper precautions to weatherwize your home!

Contact Michaelle for More Information:

michaelle clarke, owner of homestead realty inc. in sumpter oregon
Michaelle L. Clarke, ABR, GRI
Sole Practitioner Broker / Owner
Homestead Realty, Inc.
303 S. Mill St. - P.O. Box 232
Sumpter, Oregon 97877
541-894-2900 FAX: 541-894-2903
CELL: 541-519-4395
Toll-Free: 1-888-894-2899 michaelle@homesteadrealtysumpter.com

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This information is from sources deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed by the agent and is subject to prior sale, price change, correction or withdrawal. Interested buyers should inspect this property and verify all information.

 
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