Editing Mitchell, Oregon (section)

===Foundation===
At the request of William "Brawdie" Johnson, a blacksmith, a post office was established at Mitchell in 1873.<ref name="OGN"/> Johnson, the first postmaster, suggested the name ''Mitchell'' after [[John H. Mitchell|John Hipple Mitchell]], a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from Oregon. Senator Mitchell held the office in 1873−1879, 1885−1897, and 1901−1905. [[Plat]]ted in 1885, the community was incorporated in 1893.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |orig-year= 1928 |year= 2003 |title= [[Oregon Geographic Names]] |edition= 7th |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 |page=652}}</ref>

In 1872 the first school in Wheeler County was established near Mitchell, and in 1874 it was relocated into the town itself.<ref name="Stinchfield"/>