| PLACE NAME |
NAMED FOR |
DATE |
LOCATION |
LATITUDE LONGITUDE |
TOWNSHIP, RANGE, SECTION |
ALSO KNOWN AS |
SOURCE |
| Abbott Butte |
Hiram Abbott |
1853 |
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42 56 36N 122 32 59W |
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FAB, OGN |
| Abbott Creek |
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SW of Union Creek |
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T31S R3E S19 |
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| Agate |
abundance of minerals |
PO 1901 |
NE of C.P. S of of the Rogue River |
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part of Camp White |
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| Agate (School) |
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4 mi. N of Central Point |
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Dist. #16, Consolidated with C.P. |
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| Agate Desert |
minerals found there |
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NE of Central Point |
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part of Camp White |
OGN |
| Agate Lake |
named for nearby Agate Desert |
1966 |
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T36S R1W S25 |
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AOL |
| Agate Station |
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near center of present-day White City |
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Pacific & Eastern Railway |
OGN |
| Aiken Family (Cem.) |
Aiken family |
1905 |
Red Blanket Rd. Prospect area |
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? T32S R3E |
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| Alco Creek |
William Alcoe, early settler |
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flows into Elk Creek eight mi. NE of Trail |
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T33S R1E S4 |
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OGN |
| Alco Rock |
William Alcoe, early settler |
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N of headwaters of Alco Creek |
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T32S R1W S24 |
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OGN |
| Alcoe |
William Alcoe, early settler |
PO 1896 |
confluence Alco Cr. & Elk Cr. |
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T33S R1E S4 |
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OGN |
| Alder Brook (School) |
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on Sardine Cr. 6 mi. from Gold Hill |
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Dist. #88, Consol. with Gold Hill |
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| Anderson Butte |
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W of Ashland |
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T39S R2W S2 |
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| Anderson Cr. (School) |
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Dist. #72, Consol. with Crater Lake |
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| Anderson Creek |
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tributary of Bear Creek |
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T38S R1W S15 |
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| Anderson Spring |
Frank N. Anderson |
1888 |
Crater Lake National Park |
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| Annie Creek |
Miss Annie Gaines |
2865 |
Crater Lake National Park |
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| Antelope (Cem.) |
Antelope Creek |
1853 |
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T36S R1W S14 |
Aka: Antelope Cr. , Eagle Point |
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| Antelope (School) |
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12 to 14 mi. from Medford |
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Dist. #12 Conxolidated with E.P. |
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| Antioch (Cem.) |
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1867 |
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T35S R2W S23 |
Aka: Beagle |
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| Antioch (School) |
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14 mi from Central Point |
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Dist. #18, dissolved for Camp White |
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| Applegate (School) |
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20 mi from Medford, via Jacksonville & Ruch |
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Dist. #40 |
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| Applegate Church Cem. |
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T38S R4W S22 |
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| Applegate District |
Applegate River |
1846 |
valley of the Applegate River |
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| Applegate Lake |
|
1980 |
revservor; dam on Applegate River |
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T40S R4W S25 |
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AOL |
| Applegate Peak |
Capt. C.C. Applegate |
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Crater Lake National Park |
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| Applegate River |
Lindsay Applegate |
1848 |
flows into RR. W of Grants Pass |
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OGN |
| Arrastra Creek |
a type of mining method |
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tributary of Wagner Cr. S. of Talent |
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T39S R1W S14 |
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OGN |
| Asbestos |
fireproofing material deposits |
PO 1893 |
near Evans Creek |
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T33S R2W S33 |
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OGN |
| Asbestos (School) |
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Dist. #46, Annexed by #36, #45, #62 |
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| Ash Flat |
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SW of Squaw Lakes |
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T41S R3W S2 |
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| Ashland |
named by Abel D. Helman, founder |
1852 |
S of Medford |
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Aka: Ashland Mills |
OGN |
| Ashland (School) |
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Dist. #5 |
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| Ashland City (Cem.) |
City |
1860 |
E. Main St, Ashland |
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T39S R1E S9 |
Aka: Ashland |
NRHP |
| Ashland Creek |
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tributary of Bear Creek |
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| Ashland Mills |
1st name of Ashland (2 mills: flour & saw) |
PO 1855 |
current Ashland plaza area |
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Ashland 1871 |
MCJ |
| Ashland Mine |
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| Aspen Spring |
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NE of Butte Falls |
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T34S R4E S1 |
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| Bailey Butte |
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W. of Prospect |
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T32 S R1E S25 |
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| Bailey Gulch |
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tributary of Palmer Creek |
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T40S R4W S2 |
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| Bailey Gulch |
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tributary of Right Fork Foots Creek, SE of Rogue River |
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T37S R4W S22 |
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| Bailey Gulch (burials) |
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SE of Rogue River |
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T37S R4W S22 |
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| Bald Mountain |
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W of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S21 |
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| Bald Mountain. |
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W of Shady Cove |
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T34S R3W S21 |
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| Baldy Mountain |
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W of Jacksonville |
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T37S R3W S33 |
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| Baldy Mountain. |
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Siskiyous, SE of Ashland |
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T40S R3E S18 |
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| Baldy Peak |
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Siskiyous, S. of Ruch |
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T40S R3W S15 |
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| Bamboo Gulch |
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Applegate River area |
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| Barneburg Hill (burials) |
Barneburg family |
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T37S R1W S32, 33 |
graves moved to Siskiyou Mem. Park |
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| Barr Creek |
a bar to prevent cattle from straying |
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near Red Blanket Ranch, Prospect |
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OGN |
| Barron |
Hugh Barron -"Mountain House" |
PO 1875 |
10 miles miles SE of Ashland |
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OGN |
| Battle Creek |
Battle between RR Indians & settlers |
1853 |
NW part of Co. near headwaters of Evans Cr. |
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T34S R3W S15 |
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OGN |
| Battle Mountain |
conflict between Indians & settlers |
1853 |
NW part of Co. near headwaters of Evans Cr. |
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T34S R4W S1 |
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OGN |
| Beagle |
William Beagle |
PO 1885 |
12 mi. E. of Gold Hill |
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T35S R2W S15 |
artillery range for Camp White |
OGN |
| Bear Creek |
see Oregonian, Nov. 9, 1913 |
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tributary of RR through Ashland & Medford |
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Aka: Stuart Creek |
OGN |
| Bear Den Gap |
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S of Rogue River |
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T37S R4W S8 |
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| Bear Mountain |
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NW of Shady Cove |
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T34S R1W S1 |
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| Bear Wallow Ridge |
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Siskiyous S of Ruch |
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T41S R4W S7 |
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| Beaver Creek (School) |
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on Big Applegate, 8-10 mi. from Ruch |
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Dist. #82, Consolidated with Ruch |
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| Beekman Flat |
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S of Butte Falls below Beekman Ridge |
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T35S R2E S9 |
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| Beekman Ridge |
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S of Butte Falls |
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T35S R2E S16 |
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| Bellinger Hill |
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T37S R2W S33 |
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| Bellview (School) |
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Dist. #73, Consolidated with Ashland |
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| Berry Rock |
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Elk Creek, N. of Trail |
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T33S R1W S24 |
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| Bessie Rock |
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E of Prospect |
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T32S R4E S27 |
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| Bieberstedt Butte |
Carl Bieberstedt |
1880s |
E. Lakecreek |
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T36S R3E S28 |
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OGN |
| Bieberstedt Creek |
Carl Bieberstedt |
1880s |
flows into Willow Creek reservoir |
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T36S R3E S3 |
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OGN |
| Big Butte |
Big Butte Creek |
PO 1878 |
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T 35S R2E |
PO moved to Brownsboro |
OGN |
| Big Red Mountain |
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Siskiyous, SW of Ashland |
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T40S R1W S32 |
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| Bigfoot Trap |
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on Grouse Creek, W of Applegate Lake |
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T40S R4W S26 |
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| Billy Mountain |
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N of Applegate R |
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T38S R4W S9 |
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| Billy Mountain. |
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Siskiyous, SW of Ashland |
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T40S R4W S12 |
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| Billys Gulch |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Bingham |
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No PO |
on Thompson Cr. |
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| Birdseye Creek |
David Birdseye |
1855 |
flows into RR 2 mi S of town of RR |
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T36S R4W S26 |
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OGN |
| Bishop Creek |
James Bishop (had Donation Land Claim) |
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empties into Forest Ck one mile N of Ruch |
T38S R3W S23 |
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OGN |
| Bitter Lick |
strong taste of spring water |
No PO |
4 mi. N. Persist on Elk Creek Rd. |
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OGN |
| Bitterlick Creek |
strong taste of spring water |
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T32S R1E S12 |
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OGN |
| Black Butte (School) |
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| Black Oak (School) |
Aka: Liberty (School) |
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12 mi. from Medford via Agate and Wellen |
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Dist. #76, Consol. with Antelope |
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| Black Rock |
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E of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S4 |
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| Black, Clifton (burial) |
John M. Black |
1866 |
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T34S R1W S28 |
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| Blue Canyon Lake |
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E of Butte Falls, mostly in Klamath County |
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T35S R4E S24 |
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| Blue Ledge Mine |
characteristic blue sheen of the ore |
No PO |
Just over CA border |
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closed after WWI, too expensive to operate |
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| Blue Rock |
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E of Butte Falls |
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T35S R4E S12 |
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| Blue Rock |
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N of Trail |
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T32S R1W S22 |
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| Board Mountain |
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NW of Trail |
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T33S R2W S35 |
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| Board Shanty Creek |
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tributary of lower Applegate River |
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| Boaz Mountain |
Kinder Boaz, homesteader |
1876 |
S of Ruch |
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T39S R3W S34 |
Aka: sometimes Boaze |
OGN |
| Boccard Point |
Bruce R. Boccard |
1997 |
prominent pt on SW ridge of Soda Mt. |
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T40S R3E S29 |
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OGN |
| Bolt |
John Bolt |
PO 1892 |
S. side RR where Hwy crosses Foots Cr. |
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T36S R4W S26 |
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OGN |
| Bone of Contention Mine |
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Applegate River area |
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| Boswell Mountain |
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NW of Shady Cove |
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T34S R2W S14 |
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| Boundary Butte |
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SE of Prospect |
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T33S R4E S18 |
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| Bourbon Spring |
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3 miles W and slightly S of Mt. McLoughlin |
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T36S R4E S17 |
Bourdon Spring |
OGN |
| Bowden Pocket (Mine) |
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| Bradley Family (Cem.) |
Bradley family |
1875 |
somewhere out of Lakecreek |
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| Bradshaw Reservoir |
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T37S R1E S1-2 |
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RRB |
| Brandy Creek |
miner's recreation |
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| Braton Hollow |
Darlin Brayton |
1885 |
runs into Evans Creek S. of Wimer |
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T35S R3W S4 |
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OGN |
| Bristo (Cem.) |
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no other information |
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| Broadenaxe Gulch |
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tributary of Brush Creek |
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| Brophy (School) |
same Dist. as Higginbotham (School) |
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3 mi from McLeod bridge, S side of RR |
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Dist. #86, Consolidated with Butte Falls |
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| Brophy Hill |
middle name of Vern Brophy Whome |
1930s |
2 mi. E of Lakecreek |
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T36S R2E S15 |
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OGN |
| Brownsboro |
Henry R. Brown |
1892 |
7 mi NE of Eagle Point, on Little Butte Creek |
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T36S R1E S5 |
changed from Brownsborough - 1892 |
OGN |
| Brownsboro (Cem.) |
town of Brownsboro |
1854 |
on Obenchain Rd. near Brownsboro |
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T36S R1E S4 |
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| Brownsboro (School) |
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E of Eagle Point |
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Dist. #39, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| Brownsborough |
Henry R. Brown |
PO 1873 |
7 mi. NE Eagle Point |
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T36S R1E S5 |
Brownsboro - 1892 |
OGN |
| Browntown |
|
1851 |
vicinity of Jacksonville |
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| Brush Creek |
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tributary of Carberry Creek |
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| Brush Mountain |
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E of Emigrant Lake |
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T38S R4E S23 |
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| Brushy Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Buck Creek |
Norman L. Buck, settler |
1902 |
rises on N. slope of Mt. Pitt |
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| Buck Point |
Norman L. Buck, settler |
1902 |
S. of Willow Lake |
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T36S R3E S21 |
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OGN |
| Buck Point |
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SE of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S25 |
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| Buck Rock |
named by Albert Winkel, pioneer hunter |
1860 |
NE of Trail |
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T33S R1W S15 |
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OGN |
| Buck Rock |
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Siskiyous SE of Ashland |
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T40S R2E S14 |
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OGN |
| Buck Rock Tunnel |
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Siskiyou Mtns. |
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T40S R2E S14 |
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| Buckhorn Mountain |
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NW of Lost Cr. Lake |
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T32S R1E S6 |
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| Bull Gap |
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Siskiyou Mtns. |
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T40S R1E S15 |
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| Bull Pine Gap |
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T39S R1W S20 |
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| Bull Pine Ridge |
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SW of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S20 |
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| Buncom |
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PO 1896 |
junction of Little Applegate Rd & Sterling Creek Rd |
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T39S R3W S13 |
ghost town |
OGN |
| Buncom (School) |
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15 or 20 mi. from JVille via Ruch or Sterling |
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Dist. #87, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Burnt Peak |
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N of Lost Cr. Lake |
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T32S R1E S35 |
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| Burnt Peak |
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Siskiyous S of Applegate |
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T40S R4W S9 |
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| Burton Butte |
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S. of Ruch |
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T39S R3W S18 |
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| Butte Creek (School) |
Little Butte (School) |
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7 mi. from Eagle Point |
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Dist. #65, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| Butte Falls (Town) |
the falls on Big Butte Creek |
PO 1906 |
above the falls on Big Butte Creek |
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T35S R2E S10 |
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OGN |
| Butte Falls ( School) |
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32 mi. NE of Medford, terminus of P.&E. RR |
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Dist. #91 |
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| Butte Falls (Cem.) |
Town of Butte Falls |
1868 |
near Butte Falls |
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T35S R2E S5 |
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| Bybee Bridge |
William Bybee |
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On Rogue River at Tou Velle State Park |
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T36S R2W S13 |
Bybee Ferry |
OGN |
| Bybee Creek |
William Bybee |
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NE corner of Jackson Co. |
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OGN |
| Bybee Peak |
William Bybee |
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SW Lake Creek |
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T36S R1E S32 |
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| Bybee Springs (School) |
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16 mi. from City of Rogue River on Evans Cr. |
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Dist. #101, Consol. with Evans Valley |
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| Camel Hump |
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S side RR E of Trail |
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T34S R1E S5 |
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| Cameron |
Thoedoric Cameron & fam. |
PO 1879 |
2 mi. S of Ruch |
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Nickname for Uniontown |
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| Camp Alden |
Captain Bradford Ripley Alden |
1853 |
Hailey Ferry near Upper Table Rock |
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OGN |
| Camp Baker |
Major-General E.D. Baker |
1862 |
1/2 mile W of Phoenix on Coleman Creek |
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OGN |
| Camp Stuart |
Captain James "Jimmie" Stuart |
1851 |
on Stuart Creek (now Bear Creek) in Phoenix |
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T38S R1W S10 |
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OGN |
| Camp White |
Adjuntant General George Ared White |
1942 |
N of Medford |
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T36SR1W S17 |
White City |
OGN |
| Canyon Ridge |
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E of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S3-4 |
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| Carberry Creek |
Jim Carberry, early placer miner |
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formed by Steve & Sturgis forks of Applegate R. |
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Aka: Steamboat Creek |
OGN |
| Cardwell Creek |
John A.Cardwell |
1865 |
flows into Sams Cr. N. of Gold Hill |
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OGN |
| Caris Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River, Missouri Flat area |
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| Castle Creek |
spires and pinnacles in the canyon |
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flows into RR from rim of Crater Lake |
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T30S R3E S26 |
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OGN |
| Castle Crest |
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high ground E of Rim Village at Crater Lake |
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| Cat Hill |
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E of Butte Falls |
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T35S R4E S13 |
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| Cedar Buttes |
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NE of Eagle Point |
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T35S R1E S4 |
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| Cental Point (School) |
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Dist. #6 |
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| Center Ridge |
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Siskiyous SW of Ashland |
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T40S R1W S15 |
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| Central Point |
named by Isaac Constant |
1852 |
crossing of 2 major wagon roads in valley center |
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T37S R2W S11 |
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OGN |
| Central Point (Cem.) |
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1866 |
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T37S R2W S1 |
Aka: IOOF, #193, Masonic Lodge #135 |
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| Chaparral (School) |
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8 mi. from Gold Hill |
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Dist. #52, Consol. with Sams Valley |
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| Chapman |
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PO 1889 |
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Never in operation |
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| Charley Horse Reservoir |
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T38S R3E S2 |
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RRB |
| Chimney Rock |
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E of Medford |
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T37S R1E S25 |
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| Chimney Rock (School) |
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30 mi from Medford via Wellen & Climax |
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Dist. #81, Consol. with Climax |
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| Chimney Rock Butte |
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SW of Shady Cove |
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T35S R2W S5 |
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| China Ditch |
Chinese mining operation |
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confluence of Applegate & Little Applegate Rivers |
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T39S R3W S3 |
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| China Gap |
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T34S R4W S26-27 |
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| Chinquapin Mountain |
Chinquapin trees |
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SE part of Jackson Co. |
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T39S R3E S26 |
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OGN |
| Cinnabar Gap |
a mercury ore found in vicinity |
|
Siskiyou Mtns. |
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T40S R1W S8 |
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| Cinnabar Mountain |
a mercury ore found in vicinity |
|
SE of Ruch |
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T39S R3W S36 |
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| Cinnabar Springs |
found by bear hunter named Walker |
1889 |
Siskiyous, just S. of OR/CA border |
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mineral springs resort |
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| City Gulch |
|
1851 |
Jacksonville area |
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| Clayton Creek |
Henry W. Clayton, early settler |
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S. of Ashland |
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T39S R1E S25 |
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OGN |
| Cleveland Ridge |
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NW of Trail |
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T33W R2W S16 |
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| Climax |
named by John Wyland |
PO 1891 |
near Grizzly Peak above Antelope Cr. |
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T38S R2E S5 |
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OGN |
| Climax (School) |
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25 mi. from Medford |
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Dist. #13, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| Climax Graves |
Climax |
1890 |
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T38S R2E S5 |
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| Coal Mine Road |
to a coal mine |
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T37S R1W S34 |
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| Coalmine Creek |
coal in area |
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Douglas/Jackson Co. line |
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T31S R1E S27 |
|
OGN |
| Coalmine Lick |
a deer lick |
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Junction of Sugarpine & Coalmine Creeks |
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T31S R1E S27 |
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OGN |
| Coker Butte |
C. W. Coker |
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near Medford |
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T37S R1W S5 |
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| Coker Gap |
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T34S R4W S35 |
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| Cold Springs |
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T32S R4E S1 |
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| Coleman Creek |
Mathew H. Coleman, a pioneer |
1853 |
tributary of Bear Creek |
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T38S R1W S9 |
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OGN |
| Colestin |
Byron Cole |
PO 1892 |
3 or 4 mi. N. of OR/CA border |
|
T40S 1E S36 |
changed from White Point |
OGN |
| Colestin (School) |
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4-5 mi. N of Hilt, CA just off old Dollarhide Toll Rd. |
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Dist. #97, Consolidated with Ashland |
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| Collings Graves |
Aka: Squaw Creek & Watkins |
1888 |
near Watkins |
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T40S R4W |
Moved to Logtown Cemetery |
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| Collings Gulch |
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tributary of Strington Creek |
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| Collings Mountain |
Local resident named Collings |
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Siskiyous, S of Applegate |
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T40S R4W S35 |
Aka: Collins Mountain |
OGN |
| Colvig Gulch |
Dr. William L. Colvig |
1860's |
just south of Rock Point |
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T36S R3W S19 |
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OGN |
| Constance Creek |
Isaac Constant |
1860's |
tributary of Rogue River |
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T35S R1W S31 |
formerly Constant Creek |
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| Copeland Creek |
Hiram Copeland of Ft. Klamath |
|
rises W. of Crater Lake, flows into RR |
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T30S R4E S6 |
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OGN |
| Copper |
copper mining |
PO 1924 |
near mouth of Carberry Cr. |
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T41S R4W S2 |
bottom Applegate Lake |
OGN |
| Corral Creek |
rustlers built corrals along creek |
1860s |
near Pinehurst |
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OGN |
| Cougar Creek |
|
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Cove (School) |
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14-15 mi. from Ashland up Dead Indian Rd. |
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Aka: Dead Indian School |
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| Cox Butte |
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T37S R4E S26 |
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| Crater (burials) |
Aka: for Butte Falls Cem |
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T35S R2E ? |
Crater Lake Sch. 1 mi. SE of cem. |
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| Crater Lake |
discovered by John Wesley Hilman |
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Aka: Deep Blue Lake, Gr. Sunken Lake |
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| Crater Lake (School) |
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3 mi below Butte Falls |
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T35S R2E |
Dist. #53Consolidated with Butte Falls |
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| Crater Lake Junction |
Pacific & Eastern Rwy & Southern Pac |
|
1 mile N of Medford |
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OGN |
| Creede |
|
PO 1900 |
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| Crump |
|
|
where Yale Cr. joins Little Applegate River |
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T39S R2W S29 |
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| Dagelma Trailhead |
alternae spelling of Takilma |
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Siskiyous, S of Ruch |
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T40S R3W S31 |
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| Dailey Reservoir |
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T33S R3E S35 |
now Medco Pond |
RRB |
| Da-ku-be-te-de (trail) |
band of Applegate Valley native Americans |
|
trail starts at Swayne Viewpoint, Applegate Lake |
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T40S R4W S90 |
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| Daley Creek |
William Carter Daley |
1873 |
flows into Deadwood Creek |
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T37S R4E S32 |
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OGN |
| Daley Prairie |
William Carter Daley |
1873 |
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T37S R4E S25 |
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OGN |
| Dardanelle ( School) |
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2 mi from Gold Hill |
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Dist. #17, Consolidated with Gold Hill |
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| Dardanelles |
Dardenelles, a strait in Europe-Asia |
PO 1852 |
across the Rogue River from Gold Hill |
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part of Gold Hill |
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| Dark Canyon Creek |
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tributay of Palmer Creek |
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| Dark Hollow |
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W of Talent |
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| Davis (RR station) |
A.A. Davis, pres of Med & Crater Lake RR |
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a little south of White City |
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OGN |
| Dead Indian (School) |
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14-15 mi. from Ashland up Dead Indian Rd. |
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Dist. #54, Consolidated with Neil Creek |
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| Dead Indian Creek |
death of two RR Indians |
1854 |
flows N into S Fork Little Butte Creek |
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T37S R3E S22 |
|
OGN |
| Dead Indian Memorial Road |
|
1993 |
renamed |
|
T39S R1E S13 |
was Dead Indian Road |
OGN |
| Dead Indian Mountain |
death of two RR Indians |
1854 |
Jackson/Klamath Co. lines |
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OGN |
| Dead Indian Road |
death of two RR Indians |
1870 |
from near Ashland to Upper Klamath Lake |
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1993 renamed Dead Indian Mem. Road |
OGN |
| Deadmans Point |
German miner, Hensley, froze to death |
1870s |
near Dutchman Peak |
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T40S R2W S27 |
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| Deadmans Point (Cem) |
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T40S R2W S27 |
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| Deadwood |
fire or insect killed timber |
1890's |
below Paradise on Dead Indian Mem Rd |
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Swastika |
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| Deadwood Creek |
|
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flows N into S Fork Little Butte Creek |
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TT37S R4E S29 |
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| Debenger Gap |
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T35S R2W S12 |
|
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| Debenger Gap (School) |
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6 mi. from Eagle Point |
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Dist. #50, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| Deep Blue Lake |
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early name for Crater Lake |
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| Derby |
William H. Derby, settler |
PO 1892 |
8 mi. up Butte Falls Hwy. frrom Jct. with Hwy. 62 |
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T34S R1E S28 |
|
OGN |
| Derby (School) |
|
|
25 mi. from Medford on Butte Falls Hwy. |
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Dist. #31, Consolidated with Butte Falls |
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| Derby Station |
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| Deskins |
Captain Harvey P. Deskins |
PO 1882 |
1 mi E of Prospect on Red Blanket Ranch |
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name changed to Prospect in 1889 |
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| Deter |
David M. Deter |
PO 1920 |
about 2 mi. S of summit tunnel at Gravel Pit Spur |
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S.P. RR Co. flag station on Siskiyous |
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| Dewey (School) |
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4 mi. from Medford |
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Dist. #29, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Doe Peak |
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Siskiyous near CA/OR border |
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T41S R1W S12 |
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| Dole Spring |
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T34S R4E S13 |
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| Dollarhide (site) |
H. C. Dollarhide |
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T40S R2E S21 |
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OGN |
| Dollarhide Curve |
H. C. Dollarhide |
1887 |
on railroad grade from Ashland & Siskiyou summit |
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OGN |
| Dollarhide Toll Gate |
H. C. Dollarhide |
1880 |
on old stage road from Ashland to Siskiyou summit |
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| Donomore Peak |
|
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Siskiyous near CA/OR border |
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T41S R2W S15 |
|
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| Downing Place (burials) |
|
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somewhere near Butte Falls |
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| Draper |
Silas Draper |
PO 1882 |
10 mi. S.W. of Gold Hill on Draper Cr. |
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T37S R3-4W |
|
OGN, 1910 |
| Draper? (Cem.) |
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Right fork of Foots Creek |
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T37S R4W S15 |
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| Drunkards |
miner's recreation |
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| Dudley |
C. J. Dudley |
PO 1909 |
6 mi. NE of Butte Falls |
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T34S R2E S12 |
|
OGN |
| Dudley (School) |
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Dist. #96, Consumed by Derby |
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| Dudley Mountain |
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NE Butte Falls |
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T34S R2E S12 |
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| Duncan Gap |
|
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SW of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S31 |
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| Dunkard (burials) |
Dunkard Brethren Church |
1888 |
just off Hwy 99 north of Talent |
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T38S R1W S23 |
Aka:Church of the Brethren |
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| Dunn Butte |
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E. of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S18 |
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| Dutcher Creek |
|
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Dutchman Peak |
Germans were called Dutch |
1870s |
Siskiyou Mtns., 9 mi. W of Mt. Ashland |
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T40S R2W S36 |
see Deadmans Point |
OGN |
| Eagle Butte |
|
|
SE of Lakecreek |
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T37S R2E S22 |
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| Eagle Point |
prominent cliff where eagles nested |
PO 1872 |
11 mi. N of Medford |
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T36S R1W S3 |
|
OGN |
| Eagle Point ( School) |
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Dist. #9 |
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| Eastwood IOOF (Cem.) |
|
1886 |
Medford |
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T37S R1W S29 |
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| Echo (School) |
Aka: Poor Man's Creek (School) |
|
a few mi. out of JVille on Sterling Rd. |
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Dist. #77, Consol. with Jacksonville |
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| Edmondson (School) |
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Dist. #70, Annexed to several Dists. |
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| Edzal's Crossing |
|
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on P.& E. RR line |
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| Eileen |
named for daughter of Dr. J.F. Reddy |
No PO |
at Blue Ledge Mine on Joe Creek |
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| Elk Creek (School) |
|
|
6 mi. from Trail on Elk Creek |
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Dist. #74, Consolidated with Trail |
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| Elkhorn Butte |
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NE of Gold Hill |
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T35S R3W S1 |
|
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| Elliott Creek |
|
|
SW corner of Jackson County |
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| Elliott Creek Ridge |
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|
SW corner of Jackson County |
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T41S R3W-4W |
|
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| Emigrant Creek |
emigrants using Southern Rt crossed it |
1846 |
SE of Ashland |
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|
OGN |
| Emigrant Lake |
creek dammed for irrigation |
1926 |
SE of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S20 |
|
OGN, AOL |
| Emmons Peak |
Lt. George F. Emmons |
1841 |
S of Ashland |
|
|
name not used; known as Pilot Rock |
OGN |
| Esmond Mountain |
Edwin Esmond, homesteader |
1871 |
6 mi. E. of Lakecreek |
|
T36S R3E S17 |
|
OGN |
| Etna |
a niece of first postmaster |
PO 1882 |
always close to RR near Shady Cove |
|
T34S R1W S27 |
|
OGN |
| Eureka ( School) |
|
|
7 mi. from Butte Falls on P.& E.RR |
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Dist. #71, Consol. with Crater Lake |
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| Evans Creek |
Davis "Coyote" Evans |
1850s |
flows into RR. near town of Rogue River |
|
T36S R4W S16 |
|
OGN |
| Evans Ferry |
Davis "Coyote" Evans |
1850s |
near mouth of Evans Cr |
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| Evans Valley Cem. |
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T35S R4W ? between Rogue River & Wimer |
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| Evansville |
ferry operator, Davis |
1853 |
located on Rogue River |
|
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Gold River in 1854 - Woodville - 1876 |
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| False Face Mountain |
|
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W of Shady Cove |
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T34S R3W S30 |
|
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| Farley Hill |
|
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E. of Lake Creek |
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T36S R2E S15 |
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| Fawn Butte |
|
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N. of Lost Creek Lake |
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T33S R1E S12 |
|
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| Fern Valley ( School) |
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Dist. #99, Consolidated with Phoeniz |
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| Ferris Gulch |
|
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Applegate River area |
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| Fielder Creek |
Thomas Fielder, pioneer settler |
|
W of Evans Creek |
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T36S R4W S4 |
|
OGN |
| Fielder Mountain |
Thomas Fielder, pioneer settler |
|
W of Evans Creek |
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T36S R4W S18 |
|
OGN |
| Fish Lake |
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T37S R4E S4 |
|
AOL |
| Flat Top |
|
|
NE Jackson County |
|
T31S 2E S23 |
|
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| Flounce Rock |
rock formation like ladies dress flounce |
|
N. of Lost Cr. Lake |
|
T33S R2E S6 |
named by Hiram Abbott |
OGN |
| Flounce Rock (School) |
|
|
40 mi from Medford on Crater Lake Hwy. |
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Dist. #28, Consolidated with Prospect |
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| Foots (Cem.) |
|
|
1 mi south of Bolt |
|
T36S R4W S35 |
Aka: Foots Creek Chapel |
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| Foots Creek |
O.G. Foots, a miner |
PO 1878 |
flows into RR W. of Gold Hill |
|
S36S R4W S26 |
|
OGN |
| Foots Creek (School) |
|
|
7 mi. from Gold Hill, about 1 mi. up Foots Cr. Rd. |
|
|
Dist. #32, Consol. with Gold Hill |
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| Forest |
|
PO 1896 |
? on Forest Cr. |
|
|
recinded 1896 |
|
| Forest Creek |
|
|
tributary of Applegate River |
|
T38S R3W S14 |
Aka; Jackass Creek |
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| Forest Creek (School) |
|
|
6 mi. from Jacksonville |
|
|
Dist. #43, Consolidated with Ruch |
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| Forrest |
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|
|
Forest Creek, early map spelled Forrest |
OGN |
| Fort Birdseye |
David Birdseye |
1855-6 |
mouth of Birdseye Creek |
|
T36S R4W S27 |
|
OGN |
| Fort Lane |
General Joseph Lane |
1853 |
near Blackwell Hill between C.P. & G.H. |
|
T36S R2W S20 |
Govt. relinquished land - Tolo |
OGN |
| Fourbit Creek |
Eli Ledford scattering 4 bit pieces |
1859 |
tributary of South Fork Big Butte Creek |
|
T35S R3E S16 |
|
OGN |
| Fredenburg Butte |
Francis M. Fredenburg |
1870s |
3 miles N. of Butte Falls |
|
T34S R2E S26 |
Aka: Frendenburg on early maps |
OGN |
| French Gulch |
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T40S R3W S32 |
|
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| Frink Family (Cem.) |
Frink family |
|
within boundaries of Camp White ? |
|
T36S R1W ? |
buried by military ? |
|
| Ft. Wagner |
Jacob Wagner |
1850s |
300 ft. n. of Wagner Cr. bridge & 200 ft west |
|
|
on Van Dyke property 226 Old Pac hwy. |
|
| Gaerky Creek |
William Gerke ? |
1854 |
tributary of Bear Creek N. at Ashland |
|
T39S R1E S10 |
Gerke on 1854 Tax Assessment |
OGN |
| Galls Creek |
Jacob Gall (Galls is accepted spelling) |
1852 |
Gold Hill area |
|
T36S R3W S16 |
Gauls is incorrect |
OGN |
| Galls Creek (School) |
|
|
4 mi from Gold Hill |
|
|
Dist. #61, Consolidated with Gold Hill |
|
| Gardener Butte |
Raphael Gardener, Sr. |
1884 |
3 mi. NE of Lakecreek |
|
T36S R2E S9 |
Gardner Butte on early maps |
OGN |
| Gardener Reservoir |
|
|
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|
T36S R2E S16 |
|
RRB |
| Gasburgh |
a nickname for Phoenix |
1850s |
where town of Phoenix is located |
|
T28S R1W S10 |
Phoenix |
|
| Geppert Butte |
|
|
SW of Butte Falls |
|
T35S R2E S19 |
|
|
| Geyser Spring |
|
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T33S R4E S3 |
|
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| Gin Lin Trail |
Chinese miner Gin Lin |
|
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T40S R3W S5 |
|
|
| Ginkgo Creek |
Chinese miners planted Ginkgo tree |
|
flows into Mill Creek N of Prospect |
|
T31S R3E S31 |
|
OGN |
| Goat Cabin Ridge |
|
|
SE of Ruch |
|
T39S R2W S13 |
|
|
| Gobblers Knob |
|
|
NW of Lost Creek Lake |
|
T32S R1E S8 |
|
|
| Gold Hill |
hill where gold was discovered |
PO 1884 |
N. side of the Rogue River |
|
T36S R3W |
See also, Dardanelles |
OGN |
| Gold Hill |
scene of early gold discovery |
|
S. side of the Rogue River |
|
T36S R3W |
|
OGN |
| Gold Hill Pocket (Mine) |
|
|
on hill near town of Gold Hill, namesake |
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|
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| Gold Ray (dam) |
Colonel Frank Ray |
|
falls of RR at Lower Table Rock |
|
T36S R2W S18 |
Aka: Ray Gold |
OGN |
| Gold River |
RR name changed to Gold River-1854 |
|
located at current Rogue River |
|
|
Woodville - 1876 Rogue River - 1912 |
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| Goodview Point |
|
|
Jackson County N border |
|
T31S R1E S23 |
|
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| Goolaway Gap |
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|
T32S R3W S31-32 |
|
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| Gore Creek |
Elijah Emerson & Mary Elizabeth Gore |
1852 |
tributary of Bear Cr. 3 mi. SE. of Medford |
|
T38S R1W S5 |
|
OGN |
| Graham Creek |
Edwin Graham, ginseng raiser |
1904 |
N. of Prospect |
|
|
not a successful argricultural venture |
OGN |
| Gravel Butte |
|
|
NW of Prospect |
|
T31S R2E S32 |
|
|
| Grays Creek |
|
|
tributary of lower Applegate River |
|
|
|
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| Green Mountain |
|
|
SW of Pinehurst |
|
T40S R3E S19 |
|
|
| Green Springs Mountain |
perennial verdue around springs |
|
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|
T39S R3E S30 |
|
OGN |
| Green Springs Mtn. (Sch.) |
|
|
15 mi. from Ashland |
|
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|
|
| Green Springs Summit |
|
|
NW Lincoln |
|
T39S R3E S32 |
|
|
| Green Top Mountain |
|
|
E of Eagle Point |
|
T35S R1E S21 |
|
|
| Greens Creek |
|
|
Gold Hill area |
|
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|
|
| Gregory |
a railroad employee |
|
S. of Mt. Ashland near Colestin Rd. |
|
T40S R1E S36 |
|
OGN |
| Grey Rock |
|
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T31S R2E S7 |
|
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| Griffin Creek |
Captain B.B. Griffin |
1852 |
flows into Bear Creek near Central Point |
|
T36S R2W S34 |
|
OGN |
| Griffin Creek ( School) |
|
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|
|
Dist. #2, Consolidated with Medford |
|
| Griffin Creek (Cem.) |
Griffin family |
1859 |
landlocked off Burrell Rd, from Griffin Creek Rd. |
|
T38S R2W S10 |
Aka: Griffin Family |
|
| Griffin Pass |
|
|
Jackson County E border |
|
T38S R4E S24 |
|
|
| Grizzly Mountain |
|
|
SE of Pinehurst |
|
T40S R4E S36 |
|
|
| Grizzly Peak |
|
|
W of Talent |
|
T38S R2E S17 |
|
|
| Grouse Gap |
|
|
Siskiyous S. of Ashland |
|
T40S R1E S19 |
|
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| Grouse Ridge |
|
|
NE of Butte Falls |
|
T35S R3E S3-4 |
|
|
| Grub Box Gap |
|
|
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|
T31S R2E S20 |
|
|
| Hailey Ferry |
|
|
near upper Table Rock |
|
|
Bybee Ferry |
|
| Halls Point |
|
|
NW of Prospect |
|
T32S R2E S11 |
|
|
| Hammel Reservoir |
|
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T35S R1W S10 |
|
RRB |
| Hanley Gap |
|
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T40S R3W S23 |
|
|
| Hargadine (Cem.) |
Hargadine family |
1853 |
375 Sheridan Street, Ashland |
|
T39S R1E S5 |
Aka: City of Ashland Cemetery |
NRHP |
| Harris Gulch |
|
|
Gold Hill area |
|
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|
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| Harrison Reservoir |
|
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|
T37S R2E S6-7 |
|
|
| Hatchery ( School) |
|
|
on Crater Lake Hwy. about 5 mi. from Trail |
|
|
Dist. #84, Consolidated with Elk Creek |
|
| Hays (Cem.) |
|
1856 |
Gold Hill at Hodson Rd. |
|
T36S R3W S20 |
Aka: Gall |
|
| Heck Rock |
|
|
Jac. Co. N boundary |
|
T31S R1E S34 |
|
|
| Henry Mountain |
|
|
NE of Ashland |
|
T39S R3E S6 |
|
|
| Heppsie Mountain |
|
|
SE of Lake Creek |
|
T37S R3E S6 |
|
|
| Herling |
family name |
1888 |
4 mi. SW. of Jacksonville on rd to Ruch |
|
|
|
OGN |
| Hibbard Point |
|
|
NW Prospect |
|
T32S R2E S9 |
|
|
| Higginbotham (School) |
same Dist. as Brophy (School) |
|
near McLeod bridge, S. side of RR |
|
|
Dist. #86, Consolidated with Butte Falls |
|
| Highland (School) |
|
|
4 mi. below Propspect near Crater Lake Hwy. |
|
|
Dist. # 93, Consolidated with Prospect |
|
| Hill Creek |
Isaac Hill |
|
flows into Emigrant Reservoir S. of Ashland |
|
T39S R2E S32 |
|
OGN |
| Hill Dunn Family (Cem.) |
Hill and Dunn families |
1853 |
near Emigrant Lake |
|
T39S R2E S30 |
Aka: Dunn, Hill, Kingsbury Soda Spngs. |
|
| Hillcrest Mem. Park |
|
1959 |
2201N. Phoenix Rd., Medford |
|
T38S R1W S3 |
|
|
| Hillis Peak |
William P. Hillis |
1860s |
2 mi. SE. of Wimer |
|
T35S R3W S18 |
|
OGN |
| Hobart Peak |
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Greensprings, SW of Lincoln |
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T40S R3E S16 |
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| Hooper Springs |
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E of Talent |
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T38S R2E S25 |
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| Horn Gulch |
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tributary of Wagner Creek |
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| Horse Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Horse Mountain |
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NW of Trail |
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T33S R3W S24 |
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| Horsehead Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Horsehead Placer Mine |
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Applegate River area |
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| Howard ( School) |
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Dist. #100, Consol. with Medford |
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| Howard Prairie Lake |
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1958 |
reservoir; dam on Grizzly Creek |
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T38S R4E S32 |
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AOL |
| Huckleberry Mountain |
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SW of Union Creek |
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T31S R4E S26 |
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| Hull Mountain |
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W of Shady Cove |
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T34S R2W S30 |
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| Humbug Creek |
a quarrel over the value of mining claim |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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T38S R4W S22 |
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OGN |
| Humpy Mountain |
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SW of Applegate |
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T40S R4W S6 |
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| Hunts |
Arthur F. Hunt |
1898 |
On Dead Indian Rd. 20 mi. east of Ashland |
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OGN |
| Hurryon Creek |
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tributary of RR from E. Jackson Co. |
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| Hutton |
owner of assay office at Joe Bar City |
1909 |
on Joe Bar Creek |
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Copper |
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| Hyatt Lake |
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1923 |
reservoir; dam on Keene Creek |
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T39S R3E S16 |
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AOL |
| Ice House Creek |
harvesting of ice |
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alongside Dead Indian Rd. 8 mi. NE of Ashland |
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T38S R2E S27 |
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OGN |
| Ice House Lake |
Ashland residents harvested ice |
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8 mi NE of Ashland |
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T38S R2E S25 |
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OGN |
| Independence (School) |
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5 mi S of Medford, W of Pac. Hwy. |
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Dist. #15, Consolidated with Phoenix |
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| Indian Lake Reservoir |
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T34S R1E S20 |
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RRB |
| Indian Rancheria |
"rancheria" means small village |
1856 |
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T35S R4E S18 |
Aka: Rancheria |
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| IOOF Eastwood (Cem.) |
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1980 |
entrance east of 1573 Siskiyou Blvd., Medford |
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T37S R1W S29 |
Aka: Eastwood IOOF |
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| IOOF Gold Hill |
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1864 |
on Sardine Creek Rd. |
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T36S R3W S17 |
Aka: Sardine Creek |
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| Iron Knob |
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Siskiyous S of Ruch |
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T40S R3W S32 |
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| Iron Hand |
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Siskiyous S of Ruch |
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T40S R3W S32 |
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| Jackass Creek |
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| Jackson County |
7th President, Andrew Jackson |
1852 |
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OGN |
| Jackson Creek |
? one of the gold discoverers |
1851 |
flows through Jacksonville |
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| Jackson Gap |
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T41S R2W S1 |
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| Jacksonville |
Jackson Creek & Jackson County |
PO 1854 |
5 miles west of Medford |
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T37S R2W S32 |
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OGN |
| Jacksonville (Cem.) |
Catholic, City, Ger. Ord of Red Men |
1859 |
on Cemetery Road, Jacksonville |
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T37S R2W S29 |
Aka: Jville Pioneer, IOOF, Jewish, etc. |
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| Jacksonville (School) |
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Dist. #1, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Jamison Gulch |
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Gold Hill area |
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| Joe Dyer Butte |
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E. Shady Cove |
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T34S R1E S18 |
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| Jenny Creek |
a "jenny" a female mule drowned |
1850s |
1 1/2 mi. SE of Howard Prairie Lake |
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joining of Soda & Grizzly Creeks |
OGN |
| Jim Mee Peak |
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S of Applegate |
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T39S R4W S21 |
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| Joe Bar City |
Joe Bar Creek |
1905 |
on Joe Bar Creek |
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Hutton -Copper |
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| Johns Peak |
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W of Central Point |
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T37S R2W S18 |
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| Johnson Family (Cem.) |
Caroline Johnson |
1908 |
Indian Creek near Shady Cove |
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T34S R1W S15 |
Aka: Shady Cove, Weeks? |
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| Johnson Pocket (Mine) |
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| Johnson Prairie |
Cal Johnson, early settler |
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Jackson/Klamath Co. line E. of Howard Prairie Lk. |
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T39S R4E S13 |
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OGN |
| Juniper Ridge |
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SE of Butte Falls |
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T36S R3E S1,12 |
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| Kanaka Gulch |
native Hawaiian miners, known as Kanakas |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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T40S R3W S30 |
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Engeman, OGN |
| Kanaka Flats |
Hawaiian miners, called Kanakas, lived here |
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T37S R2W S31 |
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OGN |
| Kane Creek |
Doctor Kane |
1853 |
near Gold Hill |
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Aka: T'Vault Creek |
OGN, Wallilng |
| Kane Creek (burials) |
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near mine at Gold Hill |
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T36S R3W ? |
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| Keeler Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Keene Creek Ridge |
Granville Keene |
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Siskiyous SW of Lincoln |
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T40S R3E S25-26 |
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| Keene Creek |
Granville Keene killed nearby |
1855 |
Siskiyous SW of Lincoln |
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Incorrect spelling, Keen, Kean, Keane |
OGN |
| Kenny Meadows |
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T40S R2W S10 |
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| Kenwood (School Dist.) |
no building |
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transports to Roosevelt School in Medford |
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Dist. #102, Consol. with Medford |
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| Kerby Creek |
USFS ranger Ed Kerby |
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E. of Prospect |
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T32S R4E S33 |
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OGN |
| Kettle Creek |
kettle found on it banks |
1905 |
N Jac. Co. boundary |
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T32S R1E S3 |
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OGN |
| Kettle Rock |
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W of Kettle Creek |
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T31S R1E S35 |
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OGN |
| King Cole |
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e. Hwy 66 on Green Springs Mountain |
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| King Mountain |
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T33S R4W S19 |
originally Onion Springs Mountain |
OGN |
| Kinney Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Kinney Mountain |
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S of Applegate |
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T40s R4W S23 |
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| Klamath Junction |
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now under Emigrant lake |
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| Kubli |
Kasper Kubli |
PO 1891 |
Missouri Flat, near Jac./Jo. Co. line |
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T37S R4W S31 |
sometimes called Kubliville |
OGN |
| Lake Creek |
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T36S R2E S19 |
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OGN |
| Lake Creek (community) |
from the stream of same name |
PO 1886 |
on Little Butte Creek, 12 mi E of Eagle Point |
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T36S R2E S19-20 |
Aka: Lakecreek |
OGN |
| Lake Creek Reservoir |
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T37S R2E S6-7 |
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RRB |
| Lake Creek (School) |
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12 mi from Eagle Point |
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Dist. #19, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| Lake Majesty |
another name for Crater Lake 1873 |
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Klamath Co. |
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| Lake of the Cedars |
descriptive |
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on private property NE of Gold Hill, S of Sams Valley |
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OGN |
| Lakecreek |
Lake Creek |
PO 1894 |
P O changed name from Lake Creek in 1894 |
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T36S R2E S19-20 |
aka: Lake Creek |
OGN |
| Lakecreek (Cem.) |
Peck family |
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near Lakecreek |
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T37S R2E S4 |
Aka: Peck Family |
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| Lane Creek |
man named Lane murdered on its banks |
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flows into Willow Creek 3 mi. W of Central Point |
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T37S R2W S6 |
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OGN, Walling |
| Larson Creek |
John A. Larson, early homesteader |
1902 |
flows into RR 3 mi. N of Prospect |
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T32S R3E S8 |
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OGN |
| Laurel Hill ( School) |
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8 mi from Eagle Point |
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Dist. #63, Consol. with Shady Cove |
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| Laurelhurst (Cem.) |
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T33S ? ?, near Lost Creek Dam |
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moved to IOOf Eastwood Cem. |
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| Laurelhurst (School) |
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8 mi. below Prospect, across the RR |
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Dist. #66, Consol. with Elk Creek |
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| Layton Mine |
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on Ferris Gulch, Applegate River area |
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| Leeds |
W.H. Leeds, Ashland news. pub. |
PO 1890 |
10 mi. north of Trail on the RR. |
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T33S R1E S24 |
bottom of Lost Cr. Lake |
OGN, 1910 |
| Lemont |
a coined reference to Mt. McLoughlin |
PO 1892 |
8 mi. NE of Butte Falls |
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OGN |
| Lick Creek |
salt licks along its banks |
|
flows into Little Butte Creek near Brownsboro |
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T36S R1E S33 |
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OGN |
| Lick Rock |
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NW of Prospect |
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T32S R2E S3 |
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| Lilyglen |
prolific wild mountain lilies |
PO 1904 |
20 mi. N E. of Ashland |
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T38S R3E S11 |
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OGN |
| Lilyglen (Cem.) |
Lilyglen |
1914 |
near Howard Prairie Lake Rd. |
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T38S R3E S14 |
On private property |
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| Limpy Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Lincoln |
Lincoln, NH by John Higgins Henry |
1927 |
Green Springs Hwy. a little W of Pinehurst |
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T40S R4E S7 |
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OGN, Foley |
| Lithia Park |
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1914 |
in Ashland |
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T39S R1E S9 |
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OGN |
| Lithia Spring |
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near mouth of Emigrant Creek |
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T39S R1E S11 |
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OGN |
| Little Applegate River |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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T39S R3W S10 |
North Fork Applegate River incorrect |
OGN |
| Little Baldy |
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NE Lake Creek |
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T36S R2E S9 |
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| Little Battle Mountain |
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W of Trail |
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T34S R3W S4 |
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| Little Chinquapin Mtn. |
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SE of Ashland |
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T39S R4E S20 |
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| Little Craggy |
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NE Ashland |
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T38S R2E S33 |
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| Little Grayback Mtn. |
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Siskiyous, S. of Ruch |
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T40S R3W S28 |
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| Little Humpy Peak |
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S of Applegate |
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T39S R4W S31 |
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| Little Pilot Rock |
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S. of Lincoln |
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T40S R3E S19 |
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| Little Red Mountain |
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Siskiyous SW of Ashland |
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T40S R2W S24-25 |
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| Logtown |
Francis Logg, miner-homesteader |
1850s |
Jct. of Forest Cr. & Poormans Cr. |
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T38S R3W S14 |
Cemetery |
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| Logtown (Cem.) |
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1862 |
Poorman Cr. & Forest Cr. |
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T38S R3W S14 |
Aka: Forest Cr. Laurel Grove, Ruch |
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| Lone Pine ( School) |
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3 mi. NE of Medford |
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Dist. #10, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Lone Pine Ridge |
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Siskiyous |
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T41S R3E S6 |
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| Long Branch ( School) |
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off Trail road about 3 mi. |
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Dist. #64, Consol. with Shady Cove |
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| Long Mountain |
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1967 |
W of Eagle Point |
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T35S R1W S32 |
shortest-lived city, 3 mo. 28 days |
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| Long Mountain (School) |
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2 mi. W of Eagle Point |
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Dist. #37, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| Lost Creek |
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tributary of RR above Trail |
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| Lost Creek Lake |
|
1972 |
NE of Shady Cove on Hwy 62 |
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T33S R1E S26 |
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AOL |
| Lost Lake |
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T37S R2E S35 |
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RRB |
| Louse Rock |
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Siskiyous |
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T40S R2W S25 |
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| Lover Peak |
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E of Shady Cove |
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T34S R3W S31 |
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| Lower Soda Springs (Sch.) |
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8 mi. from Ashland on K. Falls Rd. |
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Dist. #60, Consol. with Ashland |
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| Lower Table Rock |
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N of Central Point |
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T36S R2W S9 |
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| Lyman Mountain |
George S. Lyman, pioneer apple grower |
1894 |
near mouth of Sams Creek 3 mi NE of Gold Hill |
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T36S R3W S2 |
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OGN |
| Major Butte |
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T39S R2E S28 |
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| Manseneta |
early misspelling of Manzanita |
PO 1853 |
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preceded Central Point |
SOHS VF |
| Manzanita (precinct) |
Central Point area |
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| Manzanita Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Manzanita Trail Head |
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T41S R4W S11 |
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| Maple Dell Gap |
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T42S R2W S17 |
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| Mathews Family (Cem.) |
Matthews family |
1857 |
Eagle Point area |
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T35S R3W S27 |
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| Mays Creek (School) |
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on Evans Creek, 12 mi. from City of Rogue River |
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Dist. # 79, Consol. with Evans Valley |
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| McCallister Soda Spring |
Simon McCallister |
1884 |
North Fork Little Butte Cr. 5 mi W. Fish Lake |
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McCallister Soda Spring Forest Camp |
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| McConville Gulch |
Arthur McConville |
1889 |
E. of Wimer near McConville Peak |
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| McConville Peak |
Arthur McConville |
1889 |
E. of Wimer |
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T35S R3W S10 |
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| McDonald Peak |
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Siskiyous S. of Ashland |
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T40S R1E S18 |
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| McKee Bridge |
Gilbert McKee |
1917 |
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1st bridge built to cross Applegate R. |
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| McKee Lake |
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T35S R4E |
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RRB |
| Meadow Lake Trail |
|
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Pathfinder Map 38-24 |
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| Meadows (School) |
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5 mi. from Beagle |
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Dist. #36, Consol. with Sams Valley |
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| Meadows Graves |
|
1894 |
on Ramsey Rd. |
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T34S R3W S25 |
Aka: Walker Burial Plot |
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| Meadows School |
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in the Spikenard area |
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| Medco Pond |
Medford Corporation (lumber company) |
|
on Butte Falls-Prospect Road |
|
T33S R3E S35 |
formerly Dailey Reservoir (RRB) |
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| Medford |
by David Loring, RR man |
1884 |
on the middle ford of Bear Creek |
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Aka: Chaparral City by Jacksonville |
OGN, Truwe |
| Medford (School) |
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Dist. #49 changed to 549C |
| Medford (School) |
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Dist. 549C |
| Memory Gardens |
Mem. Park & Mausoleum |
1956 |
1395 Arnold Lane, Medford |
|
T37S R2W S34 |
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| Merriman Family (Cem.) |
infants of William H. Merriman |
1865 |
on a hill above Jacksonville |
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T38S R2W ? |
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| Meyer Hill |
August Meyer |
1875 |
N. of Lakecreek |
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| Middle Ridge |
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E of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S5-6 |
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| Mill Creek |
|
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Cascade Gorge, near Prospect |
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| Miller Creek |
|
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tributary of Applegate River, Missouri Flat area |
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| Miller Family (Cem.) |
Miller family |
|
Brownsboro-Meridian Rd. |
|
T36S R1E S5 |
|
| Miller Mountaine |
|
|
E of Jacksonville |
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T37S R3W S35 |
|
| Miners Creek |
|
|
tributary of Applegate River, Missouri Flat area |
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| Missouri Flat (Cem.) |
land donated by William M. Miller |
1864 |
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T38S R4W S6 |
Aka: Applegate, Williams Cr. |
| Missouri Flat (School) |
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Dist. #21, Consol. with Applegate |
| Mistletoe |
Mistletoe Lumber Co. |
|
N. from CA border on Old Hwy. 99 |
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Aka: Clawson |
| Moller Mountain |
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NW of Lost Cr. Lake |
|
T32S R1E S16 |
|
| Moonville |
pioneer Moon family |
1898 |
near Sams Valley |
|
|
Aka: Sams Valley |
| Morse Family (Cem.) |
|
1921 |
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T38S R1E S30 |
|
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| Morton (School) |
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Dist. #75, lapsed |
|
| Mosquito Guard St. |
Isaac Skeeters - Skeeters Flat |
1850s |
area of Skeeters Flat - 10 mi. SE Butte Falls |
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|
USFS changed name from Skeeters |
|
| Mosquito Hill |
Isaac Skeeters - Skeeters Flat |
|
area of Skeeters Flat - 10 mi SE Butte Falls |
|
|
USFS changed name from Skeeters |
|
| Mosser Mountain |
|
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NW of Eagle Point |
|
T35S R1W S15 |
|
|
| Mount Ashland |
city of Ashland |
|
8 mi due S. of Ashland |
|
T40S R1E S21 |
Aka: Ashland Peak, Siskiyou Peak |
|
| Mount Baldy |
|
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SW of Ruch |
|
T39S R3W S7 |
|
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| Mount Isabelle |
Isabelle Smith, daughter of Jakey Smith |
|
10 mi. SSW of Gold Hill |
|
T37S R3W S31 |
|
|
| Mount McLoughlin |
in honor of Dr. John McLoughlin |
1838 |
East of Rogue River valley |
|
T36S R4E S14 |
Indian name M'laiksini Yaina; aka: `Mt. Pitt |
OGN |
| Mount Pitt |
Pit or Pitt River |
1864 |
East of Rogue River valley |
|
T36S R4E S14 |
name changed to Mt. McLouglin, 1905 |
OGN |
| Mount Pitt ( School) |
|
|
6 mi from Butte Falls |
|
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Dist. #23, Consolidated with Butte Falls |
|
| Mount Stella |
|
|
NW of Union Creek |
|
T30S R3E S26 |
|
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| Mountain (School) |
|
|
about 20 mi. N of Medford |
|
|
Dist. #11, Consolidated with Antioch |
|
| Mountain View |
|
|
E. Hwy. 66 on Green Springs Mountain |
|
T40S R4E S5 |
|
Foley |
| Mountain View (Cem.) |
|
1904 |
south of Siskiyou Blvd, east of Normal Ave, Ashland |
|
T39S R1E S15 |
see also Resthaven Mausoleum |
NRHP |
| Mtn. View IOOF (Cem.) |
|
1904 |
440 Normal Avenue, Ashland |
|
T39S R1E S10 |
Aka: IOOF Ashland, Mount View |
|
| Muir Creek |
|
|
draining into RR from the NW |
|
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| Mule Mountain |
|
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Siskiyou Mtns. S of Ruch |
|
T40S R3W S17 |
|
|
| Murphy (School) |
Aka: Lithia Springs (School) |
|
5 mi. from Ashland, just off Dead Indinan Rd. |
|
|
Dist. #92, Consol. with Ashland |
|
| Murphy Creek |
|
|
tributary of lower Applegate River |
|
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|
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| Myer Creek |
Nathaniel Myer |
1850s |
empties into Bear Creek at Talent |
|
|
Aka: Butler/Thompson, Thompson Fam. |
|
| Myer Family (Cem.) |
Myer & Thompson families |
1853 |
on William C. Myer D.L.C.#45 |
|
T38S R1E S30 |
Aka: Buttler--Thompson, Thompson fam. |
|
| Nat'l. Vet. Adm. (Cem.) |
|
1952 |
near Eagle Point |
|
T38S R1E S2 |
Ake: E.P. National, Vets., White City |
|
| Neal Camp Burn |
Carl B. Neal |
|
NE part of Jackson Co. |
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|
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| Neathammer Gulch |
Daniel E. Neathammer |
1874 |
empties into Evans Cr. 5 mi E of Wimer |
|
T34S R3W S33 |
|
|
| Needle Rock |
|
|
E of Lost Cr. Lake |
|
T33S R2E S17 |
|
|
| Needle Rocks |
|
|
NW of Prospect |
|
T31S R2E S27 |
|
|
| Negro Ben Mountain |
Ben Johnson, Uniontown blacksmith |
|
SW of Ruch & Applegate River |
|
T39S R3W S6 |
changed 1964 from "Nigger Ben Mountain" |
OGN, tax rcds |
| Neil Creek |
Clairborne Neil |
1854 |
tributary of Bear Creek S. of Ashland |
|
|
|
|
| Neil Creek ( School) |
|
|
5 mi from Ashland, just off Pac. Hwy. |
|
|
Dist. #7, Consolidated with Ashland |
|
| Neil Rock |
|
|
NW of Eagle Point |
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T35S R2W S8 |
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| Nelson Mountain |
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SE of Ruch |
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T38S R2W S28 |
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| Nichols Family (Cem.) |
John M. Nichols |
1868 |
off Bophy Rd. near Eagle Point |
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T35S R1W S25 |
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| Nichols Gap |
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NE of Eagle Point |
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T35S R1E S18 |
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| Nick"s Spring |
Nicholas Wright, a miner |
1870s |
vicinity of Applegate River |
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| Nigger Ben Mountain |
a negro blacksmith, miner |
1964 |
SW of Ruch & Applegate River |
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T39S R3W S6 |
changed 1964 to "Negro Ben Mountain" |
OGN |
| Nine Dollar Gulch |
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tributary of Palmer Creek |
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| Nine Mile Peak |
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S of Applegate |
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T39S R4W S28 |
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| No Name (School) |
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Persist area |
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Dist. #78, lapsed absorbed by Persist |
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| No Name (School) |
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Butte Falls area |
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Dist. #85, Consol. with Butte Falls |
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| North Phoenix ( School) |
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near Phoenix |
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Dist. #24, Consolidated with Phoenix |
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| North Trail (School) |
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|
7 mi. from Trail |
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Dist. #55, Consolidated with Trail |
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| Nugget Butte |
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W. Gold Hill |
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T36S R3W S9 |
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| Nye Family (Cem.) |
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near Cascade Gorge |
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T33S R2E S10 |
Aka: Flounce Rock |
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| Oak Grove (School) |
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2 mi. from Medford on JVille Hwy. |
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T37S R2W S27 |
Dist. #69Consolidated with Medford |
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| Oak Mountain |
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E of Butte Falls |
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T35S R4E S7 |
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| Oak Ridge (School) |
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14-15 mi. from Ashland up Dead Indian Rd. |
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Aka: Dead Indian School |
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| Obenchain Mountain |
John Obenchain |
1864 |
5 mi W of Butte Falls |
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T35S R1E S11,13 |
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| Observation Peak |
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Siskiyous, CA/OR border |
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T41S R2W S12 |
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| Offenbacker Point |
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SW Ruch |
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T38S R3W S32 |
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| Old Baldy |
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E edge of Jackson Co. |
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T38S R4E S24 |
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| Old Blue Mountain |
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W edge of Jackson County |
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T37S R4W S34 |
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| Olson Mountain |
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SW Lost Creek Lake |
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T33S R2E S36 |
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| One Horse Town |
early settlers |
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about 2 mi. above Jacksonville |
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| Onion Creek |
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tributary of lower Applegate River |
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| Onion Springs Mountain |
presence of wild onions |
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N joint corner Jac. & Jo. Co. |
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T33S R4W S19 |
now King Mountain |
OGN |
| Opp Mine |
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| Orcal |
its location on OR - CAL border |
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1st RR stop at Or. Cal. border |
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| Oregon Belle Mine |
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between Humbugh & Forest Creeks |
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| Osborne Reservoir |
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T36S R1E S25 |
formerly Osborne Creek Reservoir |
RRB |
| Oscar Creek |
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tributary of lower Applegate River |
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| Otter Springs |
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T32S R4E S36 |
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| Palmer Creek |
Palmer, 1st miner to discover gold on Cr. |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Palmer Peak |
the stream |
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SW Jac. Co. |
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T39S R4W S27 |
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| Palmer Peak |
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N of Palmer Creek |
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| Palmer Ridge |
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S of Applegate |
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T39S R4W S26+ |
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| Pankey ( School) |
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16 mi . from C. P., via Sams Valley & Table Rock |
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Dist. #41, Consol. With Sams Valley |
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| Pankey Park (Cem.) |
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1863 |
Sams Valley |
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T35S R1W S9 |
Aka: Rock Cr. Meth. Church, Sams Va. |
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| Panther Peak |
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SW of Ashland |
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T39S R1E S19 |
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| Paradise |
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above Deadwood on Dead Indian Mem.Rd |
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| Payne Cliffs |
a pioneer family |
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E. of Phoenix |
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T38S R1W S1 |
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| Peavine Ridge |
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NW of Trail |
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T33S R3W S1,12 |
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| Peck Gulch |
Henry Peck |
1876 |
W of Lakecreek |
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| Pelton ( School) |
became Sams Valley (School) |
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6 mi from Gold Hill |
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Dist. #20, Consolidated with C.P. |
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| Perkins Ferry |
Joel Perkins |
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Aka: Long's ferry, Vannby's ferry |
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| Persist |
by William W. Willits, struggle to get PO |
1884 |
NE Dodes Cr. |
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T32S R2E S20 |
a PO 1902 |
OGN |
| Persist ( School) |
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head of Elk Cr., 20 mi. from Trail |
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Dist. #80, Consol. wtih Elk Creek |
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| Peyton |
a local family |
|
bridge at Lost Creek Lake |
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T33S R2E S16 |
1912 changed name to Leeds |
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| Phoenix |
by Sylvester M. Wait for Ins. Policy |
PO 1857 |
3 mi S of Medford |
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T38S R1W S10 + |
Aka: Waitsburg, nickname Gasburg |
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| Phoenix (New Cem.) |
land donated by Lewellyn & Jemima Colver |
1874 |
Phoenix, OR |
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T38S R1W S9 |
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| Phoenix (Old Cem.) |
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1856 |
Elm St. & Amerman Dr. |
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T38S R1W S15 |
graves moved to new Cem. |
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| Phoenix- Talent (School) |
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Dist. #4 |
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| Pike |
an early stage stop |
1854 |
Phoenix area |
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Phoenix - nickname Gasburg |
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| Pikes Peak |
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SW of Gold Hill |
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T37S R3W S6 |
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| Pilot Rock |
guide for travelers crossing Siskiyous |
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5 mi SE of Siskiyou Summit |
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T41S R2E S2 |
Aka: Emmons Peak |
OGN |
| Pilot Rock |
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N of Trail, Pathfinder Map 8-22 |
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T32S R1W S22 |
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| Pilot Rock (School) |
Aka: Siskiyou (School) |
|
15 mi from Ashland via Soda Springs |
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Dist. #38, Consolidated with Ashland |
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| Pine Grove (School) |
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up Evans Creek, Dist. #26 |
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Consol. Evans Valley, then Rogue River |
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| Pinehurst |
location in NC, by DeCarlow family |
PO 1911 |
on Greens Springs Hwy between Ash. & KFalls |
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T40S R4E S5 |
Aka: Shake, Pioneer |
Foley |
| Pinehurst (Cem.) |
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off Hwy 66 east of Round Prairie |
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T40S R4E S5 |
Aka: Edsall, Gr. Springs, Lincoln |
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| Pinehurst (School) |
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Dist. #94 |
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| Pioneer |
by James Purvis, 1st postmaster |
PO 1878 |
E Hwy 66, vicinity of Pinehurst |
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R4E T40S S4 |
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| Pleasant Creek |
Pleasant Armstrong died there |
1853 |
tributary of Evans Creek |
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| Pleasant Valley |
Pleasant Armstrong |
1853 |
W edge of Co. N of RR, drained by Evans Cr |
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| Point Mountain |
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W of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S17 |
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| Pokegama |
an early Pokegama Lumber Co. |
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E. Hwy. 66 on Green Springs Mountain |
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| Pompadour Bluff |
pompadour hair cut shape |
1880s |
E of Ashland |
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| Poole Hill |
Arthur Pool |
1860s |
S of South Fork of Little Butte Cr. |
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T37S R3E S17 |
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| Porcupine Mountain |
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Siskiyou Mountains |
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T40S R2E S36 |
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| Poverty Hill |
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E of Lake Creek |
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T36S R2E S15 |
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| Powell Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Powerhouse Falls |
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on Rogue River upstream from Gold Hill |
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T36S R3W S15 |
name changed to Ti'lomikh |
MMT 1-14-2009 |
| Prospect |
plans for a RR led to hopes for prosperity |
PO 1889 |
on RR N of Medford |
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Aka: Deskins |
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| Prospect (Cem.) |
6 early burials by Pac. Pow. & Light Canal |
1886-06 |
off Hwy 62 near Cascade Gorge |
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T32S R3E S31 |
Aka: Dean Hill |
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| Prospect (School) |
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Dist. #59 |
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| Prospectors Loop |
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|
Pathfinder Map 88-36 |
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| Provolt |
a pioneer family |
PO 1895 |
near Jo. Co. line. |
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| Provolt ( School) |
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Dist. #30, Consol. with Applegate |
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| Pursel |
C.C. Pursel |
PO 1898 |
Applegate valley 10 mi.N. of Watkins |
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| Quartz Mountain |
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N of Union Creek |
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T30S R2E S34 |
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| Rabbitsville |
earliest.inhabitants |
1905-06 |
Sams Valley area |
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platted but never built |
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| Ragsdale Butte |
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T32S R1W S14 |
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| Railroad Gap |
a natural pass in upper Evans Cr. area |
1870s |
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T32S R2W S32 |
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| Railroad Gap Creek |
the gap |
1870s |
upper Evans Creek area |
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T32S R2W S32 |
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| Rancheria (School) |
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6-8 mi. from Butte Falls |
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No Dist. # |
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| Rancheria Creek |
Indian village not far from its mouth |
|
flows into S. Fork Big Butte Cr. E of Butte Falls |
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| Randcore Pass |
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SE Pinehurst |
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T40S R4E S19 |
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| Rattlesnake Point |
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NE of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S5 |
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| Ray Gold |
Col. Frank Ray |
|
power plant on Rogue River; Railroad name for site |
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T36S R2W S18 |
Aka: Gold Ray |
OGN |
| Red Blanket Creek |
the Red Blanket Ranch |
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E of Prospect |
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T32S R4E S12-18 |
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| Red Blanket Mtn. |
the Red Blanket Ranch |
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E of Prospect |
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T32S R4E S10 |
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| Red Blanket Ranch |
settlers traded red blankets for land |
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E of Prospect |
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| Red Rock Canyon Graves |
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8 mi up canyon from Cascade Gorge |
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T33S R2E |
13 graves of soldiers, no dates |
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| Reese Creek (Cem.) |
Lewis Reese D.L.C. #41 |
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0.9 mi up Butte Falls Hwy. |
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T35S R1W S14 |
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| Reese Creek (Church) |
Lewis Reese ( Reed Or Rees) |
|
Lewis Reese D.L.C. #41 |
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T35S R1W S14 |
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| Reese Creek (School) |
|
|
4 mi from Eagle Point |
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Dist. #47, Cosolidated with E.P. |
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| Resort |
|
PO 1894 |
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| Resthaven Mausoleum |
|
1949 |
Ashland |
|
T39S R1E S10 |
Aka: Mountain View |
NRHP |
| Revenue Pocket (Mine) |
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|
5 mi S of Gold Hill |
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| Richter Mountain |
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N. edge of Jackson Co |
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T32S R2W S28 |
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| Riverdale |
|
1900s |
? in vicinity of Eileen |
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| Robinson Butte |
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T37S R4E S8 |
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| Rock Creek |
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|
empties into Muir Creek from the West |
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| Rock Creek`` |
by Paul B. Rynning |
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N. of Table Rock, flows into Sams Cr. |
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Aka: Table Rock Cr., Snider Cr. |
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| Rock Point |
|
PO 1859 |
on RR W of Gold Hill - Rock Point Bridge |
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T36S R3W S17 |
|
OGN |
| Rock Point ( Cem.) |
part of Gold Hill I.O.O.F Cem. |
1865 |
Gold Hill |
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T36S R3W S17 |
Aka: Sardine Creek |
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| Rock Point (School) |
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2 mi N of Gold Hill on Pac. Hwy. |
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Dist. # 25, Consol. with Gold Hill |
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| Rock Top Butte |
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|
SE of Union Creek |
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T31S R4E S25 |
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| Rocky Creek |
|
|
tributary of Applegate River, Missouri Flat area |
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| Rogue River |
Indians, 'Les Coquins' (the Rogues) |
1850 |
from Crater Lake through Curry, Doug, Jac & Jo. |
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|
Aka: Gold River |
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| Rogue River (City) |
the river |
1912 |
mouth of Evans Creek |
|
|
Aka: Woodville |
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| Rogue River (School) |
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Dist. #35 |
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| Rogue River Gorge |
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|
N of Union Creek |
|
T30S R3E S34 |
|
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| Roguelands ( School) |
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|
7 mi from Medford just off Eagle Point Rd. |
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Dist. #90, Camp White, Annexed #29 |
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| Ropers Bunion |
Fordyce Roper, Ashland businessman |
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S. of Ashland city center, E. of Lithia Park |
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| Rosebud Mountain |
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S of Pinehurst |
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T40S R4E S20 |
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| Round Mountain |
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E of Lost Creek Lake |
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T33S R2E S25 |
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| Round Mountain |
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SE of Ashland |
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T39S R3E S19 |
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| Round Prairie |
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|
Pinehurst area |
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T40S R4E S5 |
|
Foley |
| Round Top |
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NW of Trail |
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T33S R2W S18 |
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| Round Top |
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NE of Eagle Point |
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T35S R1E S10 |
|
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| Round Top |
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SE of Union Creek |
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T31S R2E S27 |
|
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| Roxy Ann Peak |
Roxy Ann Bowen |
1850s |
prominent peak E of Medford |
|
T37S R1W S14 |
Aka: Skinner Butte |
OGN |
| Ruch |
Casper M. Ruch |
|
area in Applegate Valley |
|
T38S R3W S27 + |
|
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| Ruch (P.O.) |
Casper M. Ruch |
PO 1897 |
vicinity of current town of Ruch |
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OGN |
| Ruch ( School) |
|
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7 mi W of Jacksonville |
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Dist. #3, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Rustler Peak |
early day stock rustlers |
|
NE. of Butte Falls |
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T34S R4E S16 |
Aka: Black Butte |
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| Salt Ridge |
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SW of Talent |
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T38S R2E S33 |
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| Sams Creek |
|
|
flows into Rogue River NE of Gold Hill |
|
T36S R3W S1 |
|
OGN |
| Sams Valley |
Chief Sam of Rogue River Indians |
PO 1873 |
7 mi. e. of Gold Hill |
|
|
Also known as Sahms Valley |
OGN |
| Sandoz |
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|
Elk Creek Rd |
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| Sandoz Gap |
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T32S R2E S2 |
|
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| Santiam Peak |
|
|
N of Butte Falls |
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T34S R2E S23 |
|
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| Sardine Mountain |
|
|
N of Gold Hill |
|
T35S R3W S16 |
|
|
| Sardine Creek |
prospectors ate sardines ? |
1850s |
flows into RR west of Gold Hill |
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|
|
OGN |
| Savage Creek |
pioneer settler, James Savage |
1853 |
near Jackson, Josephine County line |
|
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OGN |
| Savage Creek (School) |
|
|
3 mi from the city of Rogue River |
|
|
Dist. #48, Consol. with Rogue River |
|
| Savage Rapids |
pioneer settler, James Savage |
1853 |
just over the Josephine County line in the Rogue River |
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OGN |
| Scenic Hills Mem. Park |
Henry C. Willis D.L.C. #48, RB #16 |
1964 |
1 mi. E of Ashland |
|
T39S R1E S11 |
|
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| Schieffelin Gulch |
Clinton Schieffelin |
1895 |
1 1/2 mi. SE of town of RR |
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| Seven Mile Ridge |
|
|
SW of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S32 |
|
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| Seven Oaks |
|
|
N of Central Point |
|
T36S R2W S33 |
|
|
| Shady Cove |
the cove in the bend of the RR |
1910 |
current location of Shady Cove |
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|
PO est. 1939 |
|
| Shady Cove (School) |
Aka: Central (School) |
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|
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Dist. #89, Consol. with E.P. |
|
| Shake |
production of hand-made shakes |
PO 1886 |
E Hwy. 66 1 mi. E of Pinehurst |
|
T40S R4E S4 |
|
Foley |
| Shale City |
oil from shale rock |
1920s |
off Dead Indian Mem. Rd. |
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| Shell Rock |
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|
N of Lost Cr. Lake |
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T32S R1E S21 |
|
|
| Shell Rock Butte |
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T38S R3E S2 |
|
|
| Shorty Hope Mine |
|
|
1 mi W of Ashland Mine |
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| Silver Fork Gap |
|
|
Siskiyou Mtns. |
|
T41S R2W S2 |
|
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| Singer Rock |
|
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E of Lake Creek |
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T36S R3E S30 |
|
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| Sinns Bar |
|
|
at Applegate Lake |
|
T40S R4W S36 |
|
|
| Siskiyou |
the mountains |
PO 1895 |
n. of CA border on Old Hwy. 99 - 20 mi. s. Ashland |
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|
|
| Siskiyou (School) |
Aka: Pilot Rock (School0 |
|
Siskiyou Mtns. on Pac. Hwy. |
|
|
Dist. # 38, Consolidated with Ashland |
|
| Siskiyou Gap |
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|
Siskiyou Mtns. |
|
T40S R1W S34 |
|
|
| Siskiyou Mem. Park |
David Ball D.L. C. #78, RB #962 |
1932 |
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|
T37S R1W S29 |
Cemetery & Mausoleum |
|
| Siskiyou Mountains |
Cree Indian word for "bob-tailed horse" |
1828 |
Mountain range between OR & CA |
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OGN |
| Siskiyou Peak |
the mountains |
|
3 mi SW of Mount Ashland |
|
T40S R1W S25 |
Aka: Wagner Butte |
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| Siskiyou summit U.S.99 |
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T40S R2E S33 |
|
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| Siskiyou summit I-5 |
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T40S R2E S29 |
|
|
| Skeeters Creek |
Isaac Skeeters |
1850s |
near Skeeters Flat |
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| Skeeters Flat |
Isaac Skeeters |
1850s |
10 mi. SE. of Butte Falls - Skeeters Creek |
|
|
Mosquito Flat & Mosquito Hill |
|
| Skeleton Mountain |
|
|
NW Jackson Co |
|
T33S R3W S4 |
|
|
| Skinner Butte |
A. A. Skinner, Indian agent |
1851-53 |
prominent peak E of Medford |
|
T37S R1W S14 |
now known as Roxy Ann Peak |
OGN |
| Slagle Creek |
Conrad Slagle |
1858 |
tributary of Applegate River, Missouri Flat area |
|
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| Slate Creek |
|
|
tributary of Applegate River |
|
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| Slick Rock Creek |
|
|
tributary of Steve Fork, Jo County |
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| Slide Ridge |
|
|
Siskiyous near CA/OR border |
|
T41S R2E S12 |
|
|
| Smith Daughter ( burial) |
dau. of thomas & Margaret Smith |
1859 |
Thomas Smith D.L.C. #55 RB#9 |
|
T39S R1E S24 |
|
|
| Smith Rock |
|
|
E of Butte Falls |
|
T35S R4E S12 |
|
|
| Smith's |
|
PO 1886 |
|
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|
|
| Snider Creek |
name adopted by USFS |
1937 |
stream between upper & lower Table Rocks |
|
|
Aka: Rock Creek, Table Rock Creek |
|
| Snowy Butte |
|
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|
|
early name for Mt. McLoughlin |
|
| Snowshoe Butte |
|
|
SE of Butte Falls |
|
T35S R4E S16 |
|
|
| Soda Mountain |
|
|
SE of Ashland, Hwy 66 |
|
T40S R3E S28 |
|
|
| Soda Spings |
Mineral Springs |
PO 1886 |
On Emigrant Cr. 10 mi SE of Ashland |
|
|
Aka: Wagner Springs |
|
| Songer Butte |
William F. Songer |
|
high ground between arms of Emigrant Lake |
|
T39S R2E S29 |
|
|
| Songer Gap |
William F. Songer |
|
S of Emigrant Lake |
|
T39S R2E S32 |
|
|
| Sourdough Gulch |
|
` |
tributary of Palmer Creek |
|
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|
|
| South Lake Creek (Sch.) |
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Dist. #42, Consolidated with E.P. |
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| South Squaw Tip |
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T36S R4E S15 |
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| Spanish Gulch |
a Spanish mining Co. |
1850s |
drains into Wooldridge Cr. tributary of Slagle Cr. |
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| Sparlin (Cem.) |
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on Williams Creek |
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| Spikenard |
a plant named in the Bible |
PO 1883 |
on Evans Cr. Rd. on the way to Asbestos |
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previous name: Thomas Mill |
OGN |
| Split Rock |
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SW of Ashland |
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T40S R1E S19 |
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| Sprignet Butte |
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T34S R3W S12 |
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| Squaw Creek |
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tributary of Stington Creek |
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| Squaw Creek Gap |
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T40S R2W S27 |
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| Squaw Lake |
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T41S R3W S2 |
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AOL |
| Squaw Mountain |
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T40S R2W S30 |
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| Squaw Peak |
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S of Ashland |
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T39S R1E S22 |
renamed Taowhywe Point |
MMT 6-24-2008 |
| Squaw Peak |
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Siskiyous S. of Ruch |
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T40S R3W S24 |
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| Squires Peak |
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S of Ruch |
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T38S R3W S35 |
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| Stanley Reservoir |
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T36S R1E S12 |
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RRB |
| Star Lake Reservoir |
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T35S R2E S32 |
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RRB |
| Starvation Heights |
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S of Wimer |
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T35S R4W S34 |
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| Steamboat |
Steamboat Mine |
PO 1880 |
Carberry Cr. W of Applegate Lake |
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Aka: Carberry, Copper |
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| Steamboat (Cem.) |
Steamboat Mine |
1896 |
on Carberry Rd. |
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T40S R4W S20 |
cemetery |
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| Steamboat Mine |
mines that "pinched" out (steamboated) |
1860s |
vicinity of Carberry Cr. W of Applegate Lake |
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mined out before 1869 |
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| Steamboat Mountain |
Steamboat Mine |
1860s |
Applegate vicinity |
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T40S R4W S17 |
Mine thought to be rich but "pinched out" |
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| Steamboat Pocket |
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on Brush Creek |
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Aka; Steamboat Mine |
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| Stearns Family (Cem.) |
David E. Stearns D.L.C. #67, RB #134 |
1857 |
near Talent |
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T38S R1W S34 |
Aka: Grave Hill, Talent, Wagner Cr. |
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| Stein Butte |
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T41S R4W S11 |
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| Stein Gulch |
Julius Stein |
1896 |
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T35S R4W S1 |
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| Steinman |
Ben Steinman |
1887 |
S of Ashland about halfway to the Siskiyou summit |
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a RR maintenance station |
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| Sterling (School) |
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on Poor Man's Creek about 16-20 mi. from Ruch |
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Dist. #33, Consolidated with Ruch |
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| Sterling Creek |
James Sterling |
1850s |
flows into Little Applegate River near Buncom |
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T39S R3W S13 |
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| Sterling Mine |
James Sterling, hydraulic works |
1850s |
near Sterling Creek |
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| Sterling Peak |
James Sterling |
1850s |
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| Sterlingville |
James Sterling , miner |
PO 1879 |
on Sterling Cr. upstream from Sterling Mine |
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cemetery |
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| Sterlingville (Cem.) |
James Sterling |
1863 |
on Sterling Creek Road |
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T38S R2W S33 |
Aka: Sterling |
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| Steve Fork (Creek) |
Stephen Oster |
1870s |
tributary of Carberry Creek |
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| Steve Peak |
Stephen Oster |
1870s |
near Steve Fork |
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| Stuart Creek |
Captain James Stuart |
1851 |
tributary of RR through Ashland & Medford |
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Aka: Bear Creek |
OGN |
| Sturgis Fork |
Alonzo J. Sturgis |
1900 |
tributary of Carberry Creek |
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| Sugarloaf Mountain |
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N of Trail |
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T33S R1W S9 |
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| Sugarloaf Mountain |
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NE of Applegate |
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T38S R4W S12 |
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| Sugarloaf Mountain |
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NE of Ashland |
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T38S R2E S26 |
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| Sugarpine Creek |
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flows into Elk creek 12-14 NE of Trail |
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| Sutton Gulch |
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tributary of Carberry Creek |
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| Swastika |
cattle brand |
PO 1909 |
on Dead Indian Mem Rd. 15 mi from Ashland |
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| Swede Cabin |
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1900s |
S. of Willow Creek Reservoir |
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| Sylvanite Mine |
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vicinity of Gold Hill |
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| Table Mountain |
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N of Hwy 66 |
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T39S R3E S8 |
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| Table Rock |
for the landmark of the same name |
PO 1872 |
near Sams Valley - N. of Central Point |
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| Table Rock (School) |
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8 mi. from Eagle Point via Agate |
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Dist. #44, Consolidated with C.P. |
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| Table Rock City |
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on Jackson Creek |
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Aka; Jacksonville |
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| Tail Hold |
impresseion of being edge of planet |
1872 |
vicinity of current day Prospect |
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renamed Deskins - Prospect |
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| Tailholt |
swimming RR holding onto horses tail |
1850s |
river crossing in vicinity of Rogue River |
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Aka: Rogue River |
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| Takelma Gorge |
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S. of Union Creek |
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T31S R3E S29 |
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| Talent |
A.P. Talent |
1880s |
3 mi. n. of Ashland on old Hwy 99 - current Talent |
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known as Eden dist. in early days |
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| Talent (School) |
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Dist. #22, Consolidated with Phoenix |
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| Tallowbox Mountain |
attempt to save venison tallow in a box |
1880s |
Siskiyou Mtns. S. of Applegate |
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T39S R4W S10-11 |
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OGN |
| Taowhywee Point |
"Morningstar", a Takelma elder's name |
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S of Ashland |
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T39S R1E S22 |
formerly known as Squaw Peak |
MMT 6-24-2008 |
| Tatouche Peak |
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NW of Lost Cr. Lake |
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T33S R1E S10 |
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| Thomas Mill |
? Thurston T. Thomas, postmaster |
PO 1879 |
on Evans Cr. Rd. on the way to Asbestos |
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Renamed Spikenard |
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| Thompson Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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T38S & T39S |
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| Thompson Creek (School) |
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Dist. #34, Consol. with Applegate |
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| Ti'lomikh |
name of Takelma Village |
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upstream from Gold Hill on Rogue River |
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renamed from Powerhouse Falls 2008 |
MMT 1-14-2008 |
| Timber Mountain |
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W of Jacksonville |
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T37S R3W S28 |
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| Timbered Rock |
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Jac. Co. N boundary |
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T32S R1W S1 |
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| Toll Road Gap |
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Siskiyou Mtns |
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T40S R2E S20 |
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| Tolman Creek |
James C. Tolman |
1852 |
empties into Neil Cr. S of Ashland |
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| Tolo |
Yolo Co. Ca. Y was mistaken for a T |
PO 1886 |
9 miles NE of Medford near Kirkland Rd. |
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renamed from Willow Springs |
| Tolo (Cem.) |
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T36S R2W |
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| Tolo (School) |
Aka: Blackwell (School) ? |
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Dist. #98, Consolidated with C.P. |
| Tom Spring Mountain |
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SE of Ashland |
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T39S R2E S14 |
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| Tombstone |
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E of Phoenix |
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T38S R1E S7 |
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| Tombstone Gap |
outcrop of gray rock |
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1 mi S of Richter Mtn. |
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T32S R2W S29 |
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| Town Mine |
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| Trail |
Trail Creek |
PO 1893 |
mouth of Trail Creek on RR |
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T34S R1W S3 |
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| Trail ( School) |
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30 mi. from Medford, up the RR |
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Dist. #45, Consolidated with E.P. |
| Trail (Cem.) |
the city of Trail |
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off Hwy. 62 near Trail |
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T33S R1W S33 |
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| Trail Creek |
an old Indian trail |
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from RR over Mtns. to Umpqua |
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| Tub Springs |
refers to an improvement at the springs |
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18 mi E of Ashland, 2 mi W of Lincoln on Hwy 66 |
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| Tunnel Ridge |
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W of Ashland |
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T39S R2W S14,23 |
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| Turtle Rock |
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NW of Eagle Point |
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T35S R2W S7 |
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| Twin Ponds |
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SE of Butte Falls |
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T35S R4E S26,35 |
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| Tyler Creek |
James M. tyler |
1870s |
tributary of Emigrant Cr. S. of Emigrant Res. |
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| Ulvstad |
Martin Ulvstad 1st postmaster |
1904 |
near Sugar Pine Cr. which flows into Elk Creek |
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no community just ranches |
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| Union Creek |
named for the stream of same name |
PO 1925 |
12 mi N of Prospect 10 mi W of Crater Lake Pk |
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| Union Creek (Cem.) |
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along Hwy 62 at Union Creek |
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T31S R3E |
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| Union Peak |
patriotic reasons |
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a peak in Crater Lake Nat'l Park - Klamath Co. |
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stream named for the peak |
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| Union Town ( School) |
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4 mi from Ruch |
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Dist. #27, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Uniontown |
Cameron strong Union supporter |
1879 |
Jct. of Big and Little Applegate Rivers |
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T39S R3W S3 |
Nicknamed Cameron |
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| Uniontown (Cem.) |
on land owned by Lance Offenbacher |
1874 |
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T38S R3W S34 |
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| Upper Table Rock |
formation |
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N of Central Point |
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T36S R2W S2 |
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| Valley View (School) |
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3 mi. NW of Ashland |
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Dist. # 8, Consolidated with Ashland |
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| Varmit Camp Trail |
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NE of Prospect |
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T32S R4E S12 |
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| Vestal Butte |
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SE of Shady Cove |
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T34S R1W S25 |
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| Voorhies Crossing |
Colonel Gordon Voorhies |
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railroad fruit-loading location |
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| Wagner |
Jacob Wagner |
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now Talent |
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Talent was once known as |
OGN |
| Wagner Butte |
Jacob Wagner |
1852 |
SW of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S36 |
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OGN |
| Wagner Creek (creek) |
Jacob Wagner |
1852 |
NW of Ashland, tributary of Bear Creek |
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Talant - Aka: Wagner |
OGN |
| Wagner Creek (town) |
Jacob Wagner |
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now Talent |
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Talent was once known as |
OGN |
| Wagner Creek (School) |
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Dist. #56, Consolidated with Phoenix |
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| Wagner Gap |
Jacob Wagner |
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T39S R1W S34 |
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| Wagner Glade Gap |
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T40S R1W S12 |
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| Waldo |
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1851 |
vicinity of Jacksonville |
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| Walker Creek |
John, Enoch & Minus Walker |
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1 of 3 streams that form Bear Creek E of Ash. |
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| Wall Creek |
Andrew J. Walls |
1870s |
tributary of Hill cr. S of Ashland |
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| Wampus |
logger word for legendary monster |
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19 mi. E of Shake on Hwy. 66 |
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| Ward Creek |
Oliver J. Ward |
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tributary of RR at Rogue River town |
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| Water Gulch |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Waters Creek |
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tributary of Applegate River |
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| Watkins |
Mark Watkins, early settler |
PO 1893 |
upper Applegate, near mouth of Squaw Creek |
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bottom Applegate Lake |
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| Watkins ( School) |
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on Big Applegate |
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Dist. #68Consolidated with Ruch |
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| Weaver Mountain |
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on boundary between Doug. & Jac. Co. |
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| Wellen |
named for ancestors estate in Germany |
PO 1891 |
on Antelope Cr.at Yankee Cr. Rd near Hwy 140 |
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| Wellen (School) |
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10 mi. from Medford |
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Dist. #51, Consol. with Liberty #76 |
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| Wellington Butte |
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NW Ruch, Pathfinder map 68-18 |
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T38S R3W S18 |
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| Wells Family (Cem.) |
Giles Wells D.L.C. #53, RB#73 |
1894-11 |
near Ashland |
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T39S R1E S13 |
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| Wellsville (Cem.) |
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S of ruch |
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T39S R3W S15 |
Aka: Wellesville |
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| Westerlund School |
J.A. Westerlund, orchard promoter |
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on Westerlund Orchard tracts, 6 mi. E. of Medford |
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Dist. #103, Annexed #10, #13, #24 |
B&B |
| Westside (School) |
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5 mi. W of Medford |
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Dist. #95, Consolidated with Medford |
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| Whaleback |
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W of Union Creek |
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T31S R2E S4 |
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| Whelpley |
Thomas Whelpley |
PO 1891 |
upper RR country near Deskins |
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| Whetstone Point |
slate rock made good sharpening tools |
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W of Prospect |
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T32S R2E S14 |
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| Whiskey Creek |
cache of whiskey by bootlegger |
1883 |
tributary of RR near Crater Lake |
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OGN |
| Whiskey Diggings |
miner's recreation |
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| Whiskey Flat |
miner's recreation |
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| Whiskey Gulch |
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Applegate River area, Jo. County |
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| Whiskey River |
miner's recreation |
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| Whiskeytown |
miner's recreation |
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Whiskey Cr. & Brandy Cr.empty into Clear Cr. |
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| White City |
Camp White |
PO 1960 |
site of Camp White N. of Medford |
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| White Point |
a ledge of white rock |
PO 1883 |
about 16 miles s. of Ashland in Siskiyou Mtns. |
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T40S R1E S36 |
Colestin 1892 |
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| White Point |
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W of Prospect |
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T32S R2E S23 |
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| White Rock |
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Jac. Co. N boundary |
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T31S R1E S28 |
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| White Rock Mountain |
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NW Jackson Co. |
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T33S R3W S20 |
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| White Star |
by Bob Edsall |
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Hwy 66 near Pinehurst |
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T40S R4E S4 |
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Foley |
| Wilcox Peak |
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SE of Wimer |
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T35S R3W S19 |
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| Willets Ridge |
William W. Willits |
1884 |
6 mi. W of Prospect |
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T32S R2E S28-29 |
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| Williams |
named for Williams Cr. |
1881 |
6 mi SW of Williams Cr. Josephine Co. |
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| Williams Creek |
Captain Robert Williams ? |
PO 1876 |
1/4 mi. E of Jac. Jo. Co. line |
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| Williamsburg |
Captain Robert Williams |
PO 1860 |
Josephine Co line - 3 mi NE of Williams |
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| Willow Creek |
for vegetation |
1850s |
heads in hills W of Central Point |
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| Willow Creek |
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triburary of Big Butte Creek |
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| Willow Lake |
Willow Cr. a tributary of Big Butte Cr. |
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formed by dam 8 mi E of Butte Falls |
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T36S R3E S2-3 |
not connected to Willow Creek near CP |
AOL |
| Willow Springs |
springs |
PO 1864 |
near confluence of Willow Cr. & Lane Cr. |
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changed to Tolo |
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| Willow Springs (School) |
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between Jacksonville and Central Point |
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Dist. #14, Consolidated with C.P. |
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| Willy Rock |
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N of Shady Cove |
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T33S R1W S15 |
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| Wimer |
William Wimer |
PO 1887 |
on Evans Creek |
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?now in Jo. Co. |
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| Wimer (School) |
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8 mi from City of Rogue River up Evans Cr. |
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Dist. #62, Consol. with Rogue River |
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| Winburn Ridge |
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SW Ashland |
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T39S R1E S33 |
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| Wolf gap |
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T39S R2E S15 |
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| Woodrat Mountain |
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SE of Ruch |
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T38S R3W S36 |
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| Woodville |
John Woods, 1st postmaster |
PO 1876 |
located on RR at Rogue River |
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Renamed Rogue River - 1912 |
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| Woodville (Cem.) |
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1886 |
on Ward Cr. Rd. in Rogue River |
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T36S R4W S15 |
Aka: Rogue River, Ward Creek |
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| Wrangle Gap |
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T40S R1W S32 |
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| Wright |
Nicholas Wright |
PO 1878 |
9 mi. up Applegate River, S of Uniontown |
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| Wright Family (Cem.) |
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off Jenny Cr. Rd. in CA. |
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T41S R4E S6 |
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| Wyland (School) |
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Dist. #67, Consol. with Wellen |
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| Yainax |
Indian word Yainaga, meaning little hill |
PO 1872 |
a sub-agency of Klamath Indian Res. |
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area now in Klamath County |
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| Yale Creek |
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4 1/2 mi from Chinese, Gin Lin's diggings |
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Area known as China Ditch |
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| Yanax |
earliest version of Yainaga |
PO 1871 |
See Yainax |
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Later Yainax |
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| Yank Gulch Gap |
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E. of Ashland |
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T39S R1W S16 |
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| Yankee Gulch |
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tributary of Wagner Creek |
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| Yellow Rock |
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W of Lost Cr. Lake |
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T33S R1E S21 |
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| Yellowjacket Mtn. |
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Siskiyous |
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T41S R2W S9 |
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| Yellowjacket Ridge |
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Siskiyous |
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T41S R2W S3-4 |
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| Young Gap |
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T40S R4W S7 |
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