Woods, Oregon

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Woods
Unincorporated community
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Woods (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°12′51″N123°57′13″W / 45.21417°N 123.95361°W / 45.21417; -123.95361 Coordinates: 45°12′51″N123°57′13″W / 45.21417°N 123.95361°W / 45.21417; -123.95361
Country United States
State Oregon
County Tillamook
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1152639 [1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System [1]

Woods is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. [1] Woods lies at the intersection of Brooten Road, Resort Drive, and Old Woods Road, along the Nestucca River just north of Pacific City and west of U.S. Route 101. [2]

Named for Joseph Woods, who settled here in about 1875, the community had a post office from 1886 through 1935. William Booth, who suggested the name "Woods", was the first postmaster. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Woods". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 26. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1057. ISBN   978-0875952772.


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