Bly, OR

Bly is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The 2020 census counted 207 residents. By highway, it is about 50 miles east of Klamath Falls. The name Bly comes from the Klamath word p'lai, meaning 'up' or 'high', referring to its location at the upper Sprague River. The OC&E Woods Line State Trail, the longest linear state park in Oregon, passes through Bly. The 100-mile rail trail was built on the roadbeds of the former Oregon, California and Eastern Railway, which ran from Klamath Falls to Bly, and a former spur line, the Woods Line.

Bly is in the territory of Klamath Community College. A newcomer can read Bly through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Bly comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The Sprague River post office was established in the area in 1873, and the name was changed to Bly in 1883. Bly is in southeastern Klamath County, slightly west of Lake County, along Oregon Route 140. By highway, it is about 37 miles west of Lakeview and 50 miles east of Klamath Falls.