| Cushman, Oregon | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Cushman Store | |
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Cushman, Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Named for | local residents C. C. and I. B. Cushman |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Cushman is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on the north bank of the Siuslaw River on Oregon Route 126, between Tiernan and Florence.[2]
Cushman was a station Coos Bay Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad (today the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad), named for local residents C. C. and I. B. Cushman.[3] It was a mile east of the community of Acme, but the railroad already had a station named Acme, so the name "Cushman" was chosen instead.[3] The post office was moved from Acme in 1916 and renamed to match the station; it closed in 1961.[3]
Cushman has a historic store that was built in 1889 and expanded in 1925, and there is a swing span railroad bridge across the river there.[4][5] The bridge opened to allow ocean-going barges to reach a now-closed sawmill in Mapleton.[6][7] In 1940, Cushman had a population of 145 and a full-service port.[8] At that time the hills above the community produced Port Orford-cedar, a large evergreen coniferous tree native to the region, but by 1990, this resource was depleted and the port no longer served ocean-going vessels.[4]