Elmonica, Oregon

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Elmonica
Location within Washington county
Coordinates: 45°30′45″N122°51′17″W / 45.51250°N 122.85472°W / 45.51250; -122.85472 Coordinates: 45°30′45″N122°51′17″W / 45.51250°N 122.85472°W / 45.51250; -122.85472
Country United States
State Oregon
County Washington
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1637844 [1]

Elmonica is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The community is named for a station on the old Oregon Electric Railway, derived from the names of the daughters of an owner of land along the route. [2]

Samuel B. Stoy, a Portland insurance executive, owned property along the proposed OE line and only gave permission for the railroad to go through his property if the company agreed to name the station after his daughters, Eleanor and Monica. [2] After the station was named Elmonica, this then led to the area around the station becoming known as Elmonica as well. [2] [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmonica, Oregon
  2. 1 2 3 Struger, Emma (October 19, 1976). "Communities: Section named for daughters". The Hillsboro Argus . p. 20.
  3. A Plan for Parks and Recreation in Light Rail Station Communities (Report). 1996-03-20. S2CID   133111641.