Mabel, Oregon

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Mabel, Oregon
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Mabel
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Mabel
Coordinates: 44°12′54″N122°49′37″W / 44.215°N 122.827°W / 44.215; -122.827
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Elevation
610 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97454
Area code(s) 458 and 541

Mabel is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] Its post office was established around 1878 with Alfred Drury as postmaster, and closed in 1957. [2] The community was named after Maud Mabel Drury, the first postmaster's daughter. [3]

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References

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