Quincy, Oregon

Last updated

Old Quincy School, built in 1925 Old Quincy School (Columbia County, Oregon scenic images) (colDA0057a).jpg
Old Quincy School, built in 1925

Quincy is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about 4.5 miles northeast of Clatskanie and 3.5 miles southwest of Mayger in a drained and diked area of the Columbia River lowlands. [2] [3]

The Quincy area was first settled around 1882 and was named by J. W. Barnes after his hometown of Quincy, Illinois. [4] The Quincy post office ran from 1892 to 1933. [4]

In 1915, Quincy had a population of 40 and two churches and two schools. [5] In 1940, Quincy had a population of 303. [3] Quincy Store is still in operation. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Quincy". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p.  279. OCLC   4874569.
  4. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 793. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  5. 1 2 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 129. ISBN   0-87004-332-3.
  6. ↑ "Suspect in shooting of Rainier officer found dead near Clatskanie". The Daily News . June 23, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

46°08′37″N123°09′36″W / 46.1437218°N 123.1601189°W / 46.1437218; -123.1601189


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.