Spray, OR

Spray is a city in Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The 2010 census counted 160 residents. Spray was named for John Fremont Spray, the community's founder and first postmaster, and his wife, Mary E. The post office was established in 1900. Spray features an annual half marathon and rodeo on Memorial Day weekend. The half marathon begins at Service Creek on Saturday and finishes in downtown Spray. In the 2011−12 school year, 44 students were enrolled in grades Kindergarten through 12. A newcomer can read Spray through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Spray comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Spray is located along the John Day River in north-central Oregon. Spray's downtown is part of the local map.