Mabel, Oregon

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Mabel, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Mabel
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Mabel
Coordinates: 44°12′52″N122°49′37″W / 44.21444°N 122.82694°W / 44.21444; -122.82694
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Elevation
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607 ft (185 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97454
Area codes 458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1123653 [1]

Mabel is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [2] Its post office was established around 1878 with Alfred Drury as postmaster, and closed in 1957. [3] The community was named after Maud Mabel Drury, the first postmaster's daughter. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mabel, Oregon
  2. ↑ Oregon Hometown Locator
  3. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 600. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  4. ↑ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard . January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
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