Birkenfeld, Oregon
Birkenfeld is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, in the Nehalem Valley on Oregon Route 202 between Jewell and Mist.[1]
German immigrant Anton Birkenfeld settled in the Nehalem Valley in 1886 and founded Birkenfeld in about 1910.[2] Birkenfeld's post office was founded in 1916,[2] bringing much-needed mail service on a more local basis. As of 2010, the Birkenfeld post office has been closed permanently.[3] Although mail can still be addressed directly to the defunct post office, the community has a Clatskanie ZIP code, 97016 and all mail directed toward Birkenfeld is automatically redirected there.[3]
As of the 1990s the community had a store, a café, a tavern, a garage, and a church.[4][5] As of about 2004, the cafe served a very large hamburger it called the "Birkenfeld Big Boy."
References
- ↑ "Birkenfeld". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 84. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "USPS ZIP Code Lookup".
- ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 144. ISBN 0-87004-332-3. Unknown parameter
|printing=ignored (help) - ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1993) [1972]. Oregon for the Curious (3rd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Pars Publishing Company. p. 36. ISBN 0-87004-222-X.
External links
- Historic image of Birkenfeld store from Salem Public Library
- Image of barn in Birkenfeld from Oregon State Archives
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Coordinates: 45°59′26″N 123°20′15″W / 45.990667°N 123.337621°W