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Fossil
Oregon · OR
About Fossil
City in Oregon, United States1891Established
447Population
0.8 sq miArea
2,654 ftElevation
Fossil is a city in and the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The name was chosen by the first postmaster, Thomas B. Hoover, who had found some fossil remains on his ranch. As of the 2020 census, Fossil had a population of 447.
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