Jasper, Oregon

Jasper
—  Unincorporated community  —
Jasper
Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97438
Area code(s) 458 and 541
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Jasper is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located southeast of Springfield on Oregon Route 222, at the confluence of Hills Creek and the Middle Fork Willamette River.

Jasper was the site of a siding of the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascade Line (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad), which was named for local resident Jasper B. Hills, the son of Cornelius Joel Hills, who settled at the locale in 1846.[1] Jasper post office was established in 1884.[1]

Jasper State Recreation Site, a state park, is south of Jasper

Jasper is served by Pleasant Hill School District.

References

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 508. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 

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