Oregonia, Ohio

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Oregonia is an unincorporated community of Washington Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, on the east shore of the Little Miami River about five miles northeast of Lebanon and six miles south of Waynesville.

The first settlement there was around 1802, where there was a mill operated at various times by Nebo Grant, Ignatius Brown, and David Brown. Around 1820, it was known as Freeport. The Little Miami Railroad reached the village circa 1845. On February 8, 1846, a post office, called Oregon as there was another Freeport in Ohio, was opened. Sometime after the 1880s, the town assumed the name of Oregonia. It continues to have a post office, ZIP code 45054.

Oregonia today, is a stop on the Little Miami Bike Trail which follows the former train route along the Little Miami River. Bikers, hikers, and canoers often stop at the market or a restaurant along the trail which follows the river on the former train route. In October of each year, the "Devils Staircase" motorcycle hill climb is held on a hill just south of the main settlement.

In 2006, the largest Planned Unit Development in Warren County history to be called San Mar Gale was approved for future development. The new development will abut Oregonia on the east side of the river, and about half of its 3300+ acres will be served by the Oregonia post office.

[edit] External Links

• Devils Staircase Motorcycle Hill Climb
• Little Miami State Park

[edit] References

• Elva R. Adams. Warren County Revisited. [Lebanon, Ohio]: Warren County Historical Society, 1989.
• Robert L. Black. The Little Miami Railroad. Cincinnati: n.p., 1940.
• The Centennial Atlas of Warren County, Ohio. Lebanon, Ohio: The Centennial Atlas Association, 1903.
• Josiah Morrow. The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W.H. Beers, 1883. (Reprinted several times)
• Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 6th ed. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme, 2001. ISBN 0-89933-281-1
• Warren County Engineer's Office2. Official Highway Map 2003. Lebanon, Ohio: The Office, 2003.

	Warren County, Ohio Lebanon, county seat
Municipalities	Blanchester | Butlerville | Carlisle | Corwin | Franklin | Harveysburg | Lebanon | Loveland | Maineville | Mason | Middletown | Monroe | Morrow | Pleasant Plain | Springboro | South Lebanon | Waynesville
Townships	Clearcreek | Deerfield | Franklin | Hamilton | Harlan | Massie | Salem | Turtlecreek | Union | Washington | Wayne
Other localities	Beedles Station | Blue Ball | Cozaddale | Crosswick | Dallasburg | Dodds | Five Points | Fosters | Greentree Corner | Hagemans Crossing | Hammel | Hillcrest | Hopkinsville | Hunter | Kings Mills | Landen | Loveland Park | Mathers Mill | Middletown Junction | Murdoch | Oregonia | Red Lion | Ridgeville | Twenty Mile Stand | Zoar

Coordinates: 39°27′03″N, 84°05′46″W