Kerry, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 46°07′16″N123°21′07″W / 46.121°N 123.352°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Columbia |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97016 |
Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Kerry is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, [1] located about 30 miles east of Astoria. It was founded to extend the Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad and named in 1912 by lumberman Albert S. Kerry. In the 1920s it had about 200 inhabitants. [2] [3] Its post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1938. [3]
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Mist is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. Formerly called Riverside, the place was renamed in 1888 for the atmospheric conditions of the Nehalem Valley. The first land claims in the area had been made circa 1870. The original Riverside post office was closed in 1975.
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