Linslaw, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°00′17″N 123°41′26″W / 44.0048334°N 123.6905594°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97490 |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Linslaw is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about eight miles west of Walton on Oregon Route 126 next to the Siuslaw River. [2]
In 1917, when a petition was sent to the United States Post Office Department for a post office at this locale, it was approved with the name "Linslaw". [3] [4] Locals could not explain the source of the name, but the author of Oregon Geographic Names has a theory that the name was supposed to be "Siuslaw", and the handwriting on the petition was unclear and misread as "Linslaw". [3] Linslaw post office was closed in 1957. [3] [5] The Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad had a station here. [3] Today this line is owned by the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad.
Linslaw, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°00′17″N 123°41′26″W / 44.0048334°N 123.6905594°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97490 |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
Linslaw is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located about eight miles west of Walton on Oregon Route 126 next to the Siuslaw River. [2]
In 1917, when a petition was sent to the United States Post Office Department for a post office at this locale, it was approved with the name "Linslaw". [3] [4] Locals could not explain the source of the name, but the author of Oregon Geographic Names has a theory that the name was supposed to be "Siuslaw", and the handwriting on the petition was unclear and misread as "Linslaw". [3] Linslaw post office was closed in 1957. [3] [5] The Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad had a station here. [3] Today this line is owned by the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad.