Olney is an unincorporated community and former company town in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 202 approximately eight miles south of Astoria. [1] Its post office is assigned ZIP code 97325.
The town of Olney was named after Oregon Territory Supreme Court justice Cyrus Olney, who was from Astoria. [2] [3]
There were several logging camps near Olney, many originally only accessible by boat up the Youngs River or by Albert S. Kerry's Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad. [4] In 1910, the Western Cooperage Company camp was established in Olney. [4] It was run by the Tidewater Timber Company from 1923 to 1943. [4] Western Cooperage provided company housing for its workers and in 1915 the population was 50, which was near its maximum. [3] [4] Olney post office was established in 1875 and ran until 1950. [2] Today, Olney still has a general store. [3]
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Olney is an unincorporated community and former company town in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 202 approximately eight miles south of Astoria. [1] Its post office is assigned ZIP code 97325.
The town of Olney was named after Oregon Territory Supreme Court justice Cyrus Olney, who was from Astoria. [2] [3]
There were several logging camps near Olney, many originally only accessible by boat up the Youngs River or by Albert S. Kerry's Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad. [4] In 1910, the Western Cooperage Company camp was established in Olney. [4] It was run by the Tidewater Timber Company from 1923 to 1943. [4] Western Cooperage provided company housing for its workers and in 1915 the population was 50, which was near its maximum. [3] [4] Olney post office was established in 1875 and ran until 1950. [2] Today, Olney still has a general store. [3]
46°06′00″N 123°45′27″W / 46.100109°N 123.757637°W