Camas Valley, Oregon

Camas Valley, Oregon
Unincorporated community
A barn along Highway 42 in Camas Valley
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Coordinates: 43°02′03″N123°40′26″W / 43.03417°N 123.67389°W / 43.03417; -123.67389
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Elevation [1]	1,135 ft (346 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97416
GNIS feature ID	1118484 [1]

Camas Valley is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, ^[2] in the valley of the same name. It is on Oregon Route 42, near the Middle Fork Coquille River.

The name of the valley and the community come from the abundance of Camassia growing in the area; it was an important food source for the local Native Americans. ^[3] Camas Valley post office was established in July 1870.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas Valley, Oregon
2. "Camas Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.