Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon
Lincoln, Jackson County, Oregon | |
|---|---|
 Community building along Oregon Route 66 | |
  Lincoln  Lincoln | |
| Coordinates: 42°06′31″N 122°24′11″W / 42.10861°N 122.40306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Elevation | 3,701 ft (1,128 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136478[1] |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] | |
Lincoln is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along Oregon Route 66 (Greens Springs Highway) between Ashland and Klamath Falls in the Siskiyou Mountains near Pinehurst.[2] It is within the boundaries of the Cascade–Siskiyou National Monument.[2]
Oregon Geographic Names, citing an article in the Medford Mail-Tribune of September 29, 1929, says that Lincoln was named for Lincoln, New Hampshire, by a family whose surname was Henry. The family, formerly operating in New England, owned a lumber mill in Lincoln.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lincoln". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 69. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 578. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oregon, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| CDPs | ||
| Other unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
 | This Jackson County, Oregon state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |