The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusMoro is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Moro had a population of 367. It is the county seat of Sherman County. It’s currently the least-populous county seat in Oregon. Moro was incorporated on February 17, 1899, by the Oregon Legislative Assembly. It was named for Moro, Illinois.
Moro was established in 1899. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 324 to 367 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1952.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Moro yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Moro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moro’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Moro, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Moro is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Moro has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is John and Helen Moore House in Moro, 2.8 miles away.
Moro and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.