Carpenterville, Oregon

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Carpenterville, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Carpenterville
Location within the state of Oregon
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Carpenterville
Carpenterville (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°13′12″N124°20′22″W / 42.22000°N 124.33944°W / 42.22000; -124.33944
Country United States
State Oregon
County Curry
Established1932
Elevation
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1,634 ft (498 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97415
Area codes 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1139388 [1]

Carpenterville is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. [1] The community is located on the former alignment of U.S. Route 101 known as the Roosevelt Highway (now Oregon Route 255 or the Carpenterville Highway), approximately 16 miles north of Brookings. [2] [3] Carpenterville was the highest point on the former main coastal highway and the area is known for its views. [3] [4] [5]

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History

D. W. Carpenter and his family settled in the area in 1921. The family ran a sawmill that produced lumber for fences. [2] Carpenterville post office was established in 1932 and named for the Carpenter family. [2] In 1940, Carpenterville's population was 35. [4] The post office closed in 1944. [2] When Carpenterville was still on the main route of the Coast Highway, there was a public school, a store, tourist cabins, and a lodge, the Skyline Lodge and Restaurant. [3] [5] The realignment of the highway cut the community off from the main coastal road. [3] By 1990, there was only one house to mark the location of the community, however the USGS still classifies Carpenterville as a populated place. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpenterville, Oregon
  2. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Boice, Meryl (2012). Gold Beach and South Curry County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN   978-0-7385-9615-0.
  4. 1 2 "A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Port Orford to California Line". Oregon State Archives . Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 110. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
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