Needy, Oregon

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Needy, Oregon
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Needy, Oregon
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Needy, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°10′23″N122°42′11″W / 45.173°N 122.703°W / 45.173; -122.703
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Elevation
174 ft (53 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97013
Area code(s) 503 and 971

Needy, also known as Hardscrabble, [1] [2] is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. [3] James H. Brents gave the community its names, [4] which may be such because of its poverty. Needy's post office was established on February 16, 1885 and John M. Bacon was its postmaster. It closed on September 19, 1903. [1] It is now served by the Canby post office.

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References

  1. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 694. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  2. Scott, Harvey W.; Scott, Leslie M. (1924). History of the Oregon Country. Cambridge: Riverside Press. OCLC   6608313.
  3. Oregon Hometown Locator
  4. Vinson, John S. (17 March 1928). The Oregonian , Portland, Oregon (editorial page).