Bitter Lick, Oregon

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Bitter Lick, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Bitter Lick
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Bitter Lick
Coordinates: 42°47′34″N122°38′19″W / 42.79278°N 122.63861°W / 42.79278; -122.63861
Country United States
State Oregon
County Jackson
Elevation
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1,972 ft (601 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1155015 [1]

Bitter Lick is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. [1] It lies at the confluence of Bitter Lick Creek and Elk Creek, northwest of the ghost town of Persist. [2] Bitter Lick is in the northern part of the county, north of Lost Creek Lake, a reservoir on the Rogue River. [3]

The name describes a large nearby spring with a strong taste. The creek and the community take their name from the spring. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitter Lick, Oregon
  2. ↑ "Bitter Lick" (Map). ACME Mapper 2.1. ACME Labs. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names . Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 85. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.


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