Deadwood, Oregon
Deadwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 36, in the Oregon Coast Range.
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Store and gas station in Deadwood | |
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| Coordinates: 44°05′44″N 123°45′48″W / 44.09556°N 123.76333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97430[2] |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1140749[1] |
Deadwood was named after Deadwood Creek, a tributary of Lake Creek in the Siuslaw River basin. Deadwood Creek was so-named because of the dead timber snags next to its banks, which had resulted from a series of wildfires in the area.[3] Deadwood post office was established in 1884.[3] The post office was discontinued to the community of Greenleaf in 1914, but was reestablished in 1950.[3]
Deadwood is the home of Alpha Farm, an intentional community established in 1971.[4][5] The farm owned the Alpha Bit, a café and book/gift store in Mapleton but was sold in 2018.[4] Other residents include the artists Ernie and Mary Lou Goertzen who lived in the old Deadwood schoolhouse from 1975.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deadwood, Oregon
- ^ "Deadwood ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b Alpha Farm (official website)
- ^ Gatton, Dee Dee (May 1, 2014). "Alpha Farm: 'There are only two rules: no guns, no hard drugs'". KVAL-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ "Ernest "Ernie" Goertzen". Mennonite Weekly Review. September 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2014.