Faubion, Oregon

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Faubion, Oregon
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Faubion, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°20′35″N121°56′06″W / 45.34306°N 121.93500°W / 45.34306; -121.93500
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Elevation
[1]
1,450 ft (440 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97049
GNIS feature ID1142031 [1]

Faubion is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about 2 miles northwest of Rhododendron, in the Mount Hood Corridor on a loop road off U.S. Route 26 near the Zigzag River. [2]

Faubion post office was established in 1925 and was named for a family of local settlers, including William J. Faubion, who was the first postmaster. [3] The office closed in 1937 and mail was then handled by the Zigzag post office. [3] William Faubion built a store, out of which the post office was later run, and the La Casa Monte Inn. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faubion, Oregon
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 30. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 348. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. "St John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department . Retrieved November 1, 2015.