Greenville, Washington County, Oregon

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Greenville is an unincorporated historic community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located approximately two miles south of Banks on Oregon Route 47. [2]

Greenville post office was established in 1871 and ran until 1907, when it was moved to the location of the former Banks post office and renamed Banks. [3] Greenville was likely a descriptive name for the verdant surroundings. [3]

At one time the community had a school, built in the 1870s, which as of 1990 was being used as a storage shed. [4] The area is part of the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Greenville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 21. 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. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp.  154, 293. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
  5. ↑ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries" (PDF). Washington County. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

45°35′34″N123°06′51″W / 45.592891°N 123.114275°W / 45.592891; -123.114275


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