Eddyville, Oregon
Eddyville, Oregon | ||
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ZIP codes 97343[1] | ||
| Area code | 541 | |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[2] | ||
Eddyville is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Eddyville's unofficial estimated population as of 2014 was about 400 to 500.[3][4]
Eddyville lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 180 east of Chitwood and at the confluence of Little Elk Creek and the Yaquina River.[5]
The community was named by and for Israel F. Eddy, who was postmaster here in 1888. The post office, originally established in 1868, had been called "Little Elk", for the nearby creek, until Eddy moved it further from the creek and renamed it. Subsequent back-and-forth moves and name changes through 1900 resulted in a post office near the mouth of the creek but with the name "Eddyville".[6]
In the late 19th century, Eddyville was one of the stops on the
References
- ^ "Search Results for Eddyville, Oregon". CD Light. 2014. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Eddyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Best Place to Live in Eddyville (zip 97343), Oregon". Best Places to Live and Retire. 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Eddyville, Oregon". ZIPCode.org. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-929591-62-9.
- ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- OCLC 4751643.
- ISBN 0-8323-0449-2.
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