Linn County Towns and Geographical Places
Marion Forks through Rowland
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Location:
Twp 11S, Rge 7E, Sect 15 approx.
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Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Eastern-most populated place in Linn County. Does not appear on most lists as a Linn Co. locale, though it is included on USGS mapping service.
Location:
Twp 14S, Rge 2E, Sect 4
Name
Origin: Mealy Family, early residents.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
19 Aug 1892
First
(and only) Postmaster:
Orange J. Mealey
Post
Office Discontinued
1 Mar 1898
The place called Mealey was a town
near the foot of Moss Butte about seven miles southeast of Foster.
From Oregon Geographic Names: "...It was named in compliment to Charles Mealey and his wife Mary Jane, nee Settlemier, who came to Oregon in separate wagon trains in 1852. After marriage, the Mealeys lived in Brownsville and also in Albany, before homesteading near the South Santiam River in 1874. This homestead was near S 4, T14-S, R 2E. Mealey post office was established Aug. 19, 1892, with Orange J. Mealey first and only postmaster. The office was discontinued Mar. 1, 1898, with papers to Foster. Information about the Mealey family was sent the compiler in Sept. 1946, by William R. Mealey of Foster, son of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Mealey and brother of Orange J. Mealey. William Mealey was born in Albany in Sept. 1870, and was brought up on the Mealey place described above."
Location:
Twp 9S, Rge 3E, Sect 30 & 29
Name
Origin: Descriptive of local timber industries.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
(Post Office in Marion County)
Post
Office Discontinued
Lumber mill town, along the North Santiam River. See Town Histories
Location:
Twp 10S, Rge 3W, Sect 22
Name
Origin: Miller family, early residents.
Other
Names: Miller's, Millersburg
Post
Office Established:
2 Feb 1873
More Postmasters
First
Postmaster:
Henry Newman
Post
Office Discontinued
6 Apr 1894
Town and railway station, north of Albany. See Town Histories.
Location:
Twp 9S, Rge 1E, Sect 30
Name
Origin: Descriptive name
Other
Names: Irvine District
Post
Office Established:
10 Aug 1874
First
Postmaster:
Elijah Richardson
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Post
Office Discontinued
10 Oct 1887
Early settlement, north east of
Scio.
From Oregon Geographic Names: "Mount Pleasant is a descriptive name for a nice viewpoint mostly in S 30, T 9S, R1E. This hill rises about 200 feet above the surrounding land but it pleased the early settlers to call it a mount. The compiler does not know who was responsible for this but probably members of the Irvine family who took up property there in the early fifties. The locality was once known as the Irvine District and it was called The Hill. There is a cemetery on the top of Mount Pleasant and there are also nearby school grounds probably set aside by Robert Irvine. The church property was set aside by Washington Crabtree and it it is reported that Ben Irvine raised the money for the various necessary buildings. A post office called Mount Pleasant was established in Aug. 1874, with Elijah Richardson first of several postmasters. This office was discontinued Oct. 10, 1887. Mount Pleasant is about seven miles northeast of Scio."
Location:
Twp 14S, Rge 4W, Sect 36
Name
Origin: Descriptive name of nearby creek.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
24 Feb 1874
First
Postmaster:
William Landreth
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Post
Office Discontinued
19 Feb 1875
Post office and railway station, north of Harrisburg. See Town Histories -- Alford.
Location:
Twp 10S, Rge 2W, Sect 11
Name
Origin: Munkers family, early settlers.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
13 Dec 1895
First
Postmaster:
Edwin V. Smith
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Post
Office Discontinued
29 Sept 1904
Railway station, west of Scio. See Town Histories
Location:
Twp 11S, Rge 2W, Sect
Name
Origin: See below.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
18 Jun 1874
First
(and only) Postmaster:
Benjamin Hardiman
Post
Office Discontinued
1 Sept 1874
Short-lived post office about six
miles southeast of Albany and near
Tallman.
From Oregon Geographic Names: "The compiler has not been able to get the significance of the name Newbern, which is spelled Newburn on the map mentioned above. Benjamin N. Hardman was postmaster at the place. Newbern sounds like a family name and it may have been represented by the postmaster's middle initial, though this is no more than a surmise."
Location:
Twp 14S, Rge 4W, Sect 15
Name
Origin: Pioneer Samuel Nixon
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Station on the Oregon Electric Railway line
Location:
Twp 12S, Rge 4W, Sect 21
Name
Origin: Descriptive of native oaks in area.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
16 May 1878
First
Postmaster:
James Coney
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Post
Office Discontinued
15 Aug 1902
Farm community, south of Albany, site of historic church. See Town Histories.
Location:
Twp 11S, Rge 5W, Sect 36
Name
Origin: Unknown.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Early town on Willamette River, eliminated by floods in the early 1860s. See Town Histories.
Location:
Twp 16S, Rge 3W, Sect approx.
Name
Origin: See notes.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
4 Mar 1856
First
(and only) Postmaster:
Samuel G. Thompson
Post
Office Discontinued
30 Oct 1857
Post office in southwest Linn
County, near Linn-Lane border.
From Oregon Geographic Names: "Palos post office was established Mar. 4, 1856 and was closed Oct. 30, 1857. Samuel G. Thompson was the first postmaster. The compiler does not know why this pioneer post office was named with the Spanish word meaning sticks or stones and sometimes timbers, but he has come to the conclusion that Thompson was a student of history and was familiar with the name of the port near the southwest corner of Spain from which Columbus sailed on Friday, Aug. 3, 1492, on his eventful first voyage of discovery. The Spanish place-name Palos was doubtless the origin of the name of the Linn County post office."
Location:
Twp 9S, Rge 1E, Sect 21
Name
Origin:
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Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
A station on the Southern Pacific Company line.
Location:
Twp 13S, Rge 4W, Sect 8
Name
Origin: Peoria, Illinois
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
7 Nov 1857
First
Postmaster:
John Q. A. Worth
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Post
Office Discontinued
10 Aug 1900
Steamboat landing on Willamette river. See Town Histories.
Location:
Twp 15S, Rge 3W, Sect
Name
Origin: Descriptive of yellow pines in the area.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
3 Jan 1855
First
Postmaster:
Thomas M. Weger
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Post
Office Discontinued
7 Oct 1887
Post office was situated about ten miles east-southeast of Harrisburg near the Lane County line. See Town Histories.
Location:
Twp 11S, Rge 4W, Sect 23
Name
Origin: Local resident Grant Pirtle
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Station on the Oregon Electric Railway line
Location:
Twp 12S, Rge 3W, Sect 35
Name
Origin: Descriptive of geographic area.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
26 Nov 1886
First
Postmaster:
Horace J. Healy
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Post
Office Discontinued
24 Apr 1906
Station on the eastside branch of the Southern Pacific Company north of Brownsville. See Town Histories.
Location:
Twp 13S, Rge 4W, Sect 22
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
A station on the Oregon Electric Railway line.
Location:
Twp 9S, Rge 2E, Sect 36
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Railway station? Two towns of "Potter" found on 1930 Metsker Atlas.
Location:
Twp 15S, Rge 3W, Sect 19
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Station on the Southern Pacific line.
Location:
Twp 11S, Rge 4E, Sect 23
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Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Mining community in Cascades, 38 miles east of Foster. See "Quartzville".
Location:
Twp 13S, Rge 2W, Sect or 3W
Name
Origin: Rachel Pierpont, mother of local resident James Pierpont
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
16 Feb 1915
First
(and only) Postmaster:
James W. Pierpoint
Post
Office Discontinued
15 Jun 1916
Post office situated on what is known as Middle Ridge at a point about five miles southeast of Sodaville.
Location:
Twp 9S, Rge 1W, Sect 22
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
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Post
Office Discontinued
Railway station - no other information available.
Location:
Twp 10S, Rge 2W, Sect 29
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
A station on the Southern Pacific Company line.
Location:
Twp 10S, Rge 2W, Sect 17
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Location:
Twp 12S, Rge 3E, Sect 29
Name
Origin:
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
First
Postmaster:
Post
Office Discontinued
Location:
Twp 10S, Rge 3E, Sect 2
Name
Origin:
Other
Names: Henness, Gates
Post
Office Established:
23 Aug 1883
First
(and only) Postmaster:
Joseph C. Robertson
Post
Office Discontinued
13 Feb 1892
One of several post offices in the Gates area. See Gates.
Location:
Twp 11S, Rge 1W, Sect 2
Name
Origin: Rosa Peery, local resident?
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
4 Apr 1892
First
Postmaster:
Joseph D. Cosgrove
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Post
Office Discontinued
12 Oct 1895
Located a few miles southwest of
Scio, in an area previously served by Dotyville office.
From Oregon Geographic Names: "The compiler has been informed by Rex Peery of Bay City that the office was named for his sister, Rosa Peery."
Location:
Twp 15S, Rge 3W, Sect 5
Name
Origin: Rowland family, local residents.
Other
Names:
Post
Office Established:
29 Dec 1886
First
Postmaster:
Jere Rowland
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Post
Office Discontinued
15 Feb 1905
A station on the Southern Pacific Company Springfield line five miles east-northeast of Harrisburg. See Town Histories.
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