Jimtown, Oregon

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Jimtown, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Jimtown, Oregon
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Jimtown, Oregon
Coordinates: 44°54′18″N117°08′42″W / 44.905°N 117.145°W / 44.905; -117.145 Coordinates: 44°54′18″N117°08′42″W / 44.905°N 117.145°W / 44.905; -117.145
Country United States
State Oregon
County Baker
Elevation
2,930 ft (890 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97834
Area code(s) 458 and 541

Jimtown is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is about two miles northwest of Halfway, on Oregon Route 413. [2]

Jimtown was originally named Langrell, after early resident Richard T. Langrell, a sawmill owner who opened a store in the community in 1904. [3] In 1910 Langrell sold the store to James H. Chandler, who ran it until 1916. [3] He is the "Jim" for whom the town was renamed. [3] Jimtown became the official name in a 1987 United States Board on Geographic Names decision. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jimtown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 511-512, 560. ISBN   978-0875952772.


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