Kirk, Oregon | |
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  Kirk  Kirk | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′49″N121°49′44″W / 42.747°N 121.829°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Elevation | 4,524 ft (1,379 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97624 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Kirk is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. [1] It was named for Methodist minister Jesse Kirk as well as a train station in the area. Its post office operated from 1920 to 1948. [2]
Shepperd's Dell is a small canyon in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, located at 45.54833°N 122.195°W which is less than one-third mile southeast of Rooster Rock State Park. The Shepperd's Dell Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Alvadore is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located nine miles northwest of downtown Eugene and one mile northeast of Fern Ridge Reservoir.
Vida is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 and the McKenzie River.
Lewis Ankeny McArthur, known as "Tam" McArthur, was an executive for Pacific Power and Light Company. He was also the secretary for the Oregon Geographic Board for many years and the author of Oregon Geographic Names. His book, now in its seventh edition, is a comprehensive source of information on the origins and history of Oregon place names. It is a standard reference book in libraries throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Tam McArthur Rim in the Cascade Mountains is named in his honor.
Greenleaf is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Greenleaf lies on Oregon Route 36 east of Deadwood and west of Triangle Lake.
Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. Rainbow's elevation is 1,211 feet (369 m). A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. The post office got its name from the rainbow trout that swim in the McKenzie River.
Cape Arago State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Cape Arago is north of Bandon and 15 miles southwest of Coos Bay on Cape Arago Highway in Coos County.
New Princeton is an unincorporated community in Harney County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is along Oregon Route 78 between Burns and Burns Junction at an elevation of 4,111 feet (1,253 m) above sea level. The South Fork Malheur River begins near Round Mountain, southeast of New Princeton.
Kellogg, Oregon is an unincorporated community on the Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, named for brothers Lyman and Adna Barnes Kellogg. The post office operated from January 17, 1879 to 1921. Adna was its first postmaster.
Kelso is an unincorporated community located about three miles northwest of Sandy in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the town of Kelso, Washington. The post office operated for ten years, from May 31, 1894 to May 26, 1904.
Latham is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Interstate 5 about 2 miles south of downtown Cottage Grove. The community was named after the politician Milton S. Latham. The post office operated for about ten years, from September 16, 1878 to February 14, 1888. James J. Comstock was its first postmaster. Latham is now served by the Cottage Grove post office.
Leona, formerly known as Hudson, is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Leona Perkins. Its post office was established on February 14, 1901 and Thomas E. Bledsoe was its first postmaster.
Linslaw is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about eight miles west of Walton on Oregon Route 126 next to the Siuslaw River.
Logan is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It was named after politician and Civil War Major General John A. Logan. Its post office was established on June 13, 1884. Lafayette Hummiston(1840-1916) was its first postmaster. The office closed on October 12, 1903.
Deerhorn is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is about 4 miles (6 km) west of Leaburg on Oregon Route 126 in the McKenzie River valley.
Flagg, Oregon, began as a railroad station on the Southern Pacific Line from Eugene to Coos Bay and later became an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on Penn Road approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Vaughn. Wildcat Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River, flows by Flagg.
Wildcat Creek is a 16-mile-long (26 km) creek in Lane County, Oregon, United States within the Siuslaw National Forest. The creek empties into the Siuslaw River at Austa on Oregon Route 126.
Hampton is an unincorporated locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Lowell. Hampton was established in 1952 as a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad Cascade Line on the shore of Lookout Point Lake, when the railroad was relocated because of the creation of the lake. It was named for Harry A. Hampton, the railroad division engineer from 1922 to 1943.
Penn is an unincorporated community and former railway station in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was named for the Penn Timber Company, which operated in the vicinity.
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