Barton, Oregon

Barton
Unincorporated community

Baptist church in Barton
Barton

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 45°23′21″N 122°24′21″W / 45.38917°N 122.40583°WCoordinates: 45°23′21″N 122°24′21″W / 45.38917°N 122.40583°W
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)

Barton is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 224 near the Clackamas River.

Barton was named after Barton, Wisconsin by settler E. H. Burghardt.[1] Burghardt started a flour mill and store near the mouth of Deep Creek, and later was postmaster of the Barton post office, which ran from 1896 to 1935.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.