Yarnell, Oregon

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Yarnell, Oregon
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Yarnell
Coordinates: 44°4′59″N122°57′44″W / 44.08306°N 122.96222°W / 44.08306; -122.96222 Coordinates: 44°4′59″N122°57′44″W / 44.08306°N 122.96222°W / 44.08306; -122.96222
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Established1901
Elevation
472 ft (144 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1130823 [1]

Yarnell is an unincorporated historic locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] It was located about 5 miles south of Mohawk, in the Mohawk Valley. [2]

Yarnell was a station on the now-defunct Marcola line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. [3] It was established in 1901, and was likely named for Jere Yarnell, a local resident listed as living in the area in the 1880 census. [3] There was a Yarnell covered bridge about a mile north of the station that carried Hill Road over the Mohawk River. [4] [5] The bridge was built in 1916 and demolished in 1958. [4] [5] In 1915 there was a Yarnell School. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Yarnell (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  2. Google (January 25, 2015). "Directions from Yarnell to Mohawk" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. 1 2 "Yarnell". Guide to U.S. Covered Bridges. National Center for Wood Transportation Structures. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Yarnell, Lane County". Lostbridges.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. "Pupils Increase Spelling Record". The Lane County News. Springfield, Oregon. February 11, 1915. Retrieved January 25, 2015.