Carus, Oregon

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Carus, Oregon
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Carus, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°16′16″N122°34′14″W / 45.27111°N 122.57056°W / 45.27111; -122.57056
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Elevation
[1]
509 ft (155 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97045
GNIS feature ID1118639 [1]

Carus is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about seven miles south of Oregon City, on Oregon Route 213. [2]

Carus had a post office from 1887 to 1907. [3] The name may have come from a misreading of the name "Carns" on the application to the Post Office Department. [3] It is unknown whether it was to be named for a place in another state or for a local family. [3] The Fred Vonder Ahe House, now located in Molalla, served as the post office when it first opened. David Hunter was the first postmaster. [3]

In 1915 the community had two sawmills, a daily stagecoach to Oregon City and a twice-daily stagecoach to Canby. [4] As of 1990 there was a school and a church. [4] Carus Elementary School is part of the Canby School District. [5] A cemetery near the community is owned by the Followers of Christ. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carus, Oregon
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 29. ISBN   978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. 1 2 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 367. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
  5. ↑ "Carus Elementary School". Canby School District. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ Bruder, Jessica; Dana Tims (April 5, 2008). "Parents Plead Not Guilty in Death". The Washington Post . Retrieved January 4, 2011.


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