Derry is an unincorporated locale in Polk County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about 10 miles west of Salem and one mile east of Rickreall. [2]
Derry was originally a station on the Southern Pacific line (now the Portland and Western). [3] Local resident James Nesmith named it for Derry, New Hampshire, where his family once lived. [3] In 1912, The Oregonian reported on an unsuccessful effort to change the name of the station to Loganberry. [3] Just southeast of Derry there was a station on the Salem, Falls City and Western Railway named Derry Orchard. [3]
44°55′47″N 123°12′47″W / 44.9298407°N 123.2131560°W
Derry is an unincorporated locale in Polk County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about 10 miles west of Salem and one mile east of Rickreall. [2]
Derry was originally a station on the Southern Pacific line (now the Portland and Western). [3] Local resident James Nesmith named it for Derry, New Hampshire, where his family once lived. [3] In 1912, The Oregonian reported on an unsuccessful effort to change the name of the station to Loganberry. [3] Just southeast of Derry there was a station on the Salem, Falls City and Western Railway named Derry Orchard. [3]
44°55′47″N 123°12′47″W / 44.9298407°N 123.2131560°W