Bitter Lick, Oregon

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Bitter Lick, Oregon
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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
1,972 ft (601 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1155015 [1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bitter Lick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  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.