Carpenterville, Oregon

Carpenterville, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Carpenterville

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 42°13′13″N 124°20′18″W / 42.22028°N 124.33833°WCoordinates: 42°13′13″N 124°20′18″W / 42.22028°N 124.33833°W
Country United States
State Oregon
County Curry
Established 1932
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97415
Area code(s) 458 and 541

Carpenterville is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on the former alignment of U.S. Route 101 known as the Roosevelt Highway (now Oregon Route 255 or the Carpenterville Highway), about 16 miles north of Brookings.[2][3] Carpenterville was the highest point on the former main coastal highway and the area is known for its views.[3][4][5]

D. W. Carpenter and his family settled in the area in 1921. The family ran a sawmill that produced lumber for fences.[2] Carpenterville post office was established in 1932 and named for the Carpenter family.[2] In 1940, Carpenterville's population was 35.[4] The post office closed in 1944.[2] When Carpenterville was still on the main route of the Coast Highway, there was a public school, a store, tourist cabins, and a lodge, the Skyline Lodge and Restaurant.[3][5] The realignment of the highway cut the community off from the main coastal road and the lodge was later torn down.[3] By 1990, there was only one house to mark the location of the community, however the USGS still classifies Carpenterville as a populated place.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Carpenterville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Boice, Meryl (2012). Gold Beach and South Curry County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7385-9615-0.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "A 1940 Oregon Coast Tour: Port Orford to California Line". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.

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