Minerva, Oregon
| Minerva | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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A ranch in Minerva, Oregon | |
  Minerva Location within the state of Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°4′15″N 123°57′33″W / 44.07083°N 123.95917°WCoordinates: 44°4′15″N 123°57′33″W / 44.07083°N 123.95917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97439 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1146323 |
Minerva is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Florence near the North Fork Siuslaw River within the Siuslaw National Forest.[2]
When local settlers petitioned the post office department for a new office in the 1890s, the name "Bays Landing" was suggested to honor local resident James E. Bay.[3] The department suggested a one-word name would be more convenient, so the office was named Minerva after Mr. Bay's wife.[3] L. C. Ackerley wrote the petition and the post office was first located in the Ackerley home.[3][4] The post office closed in about 1940.[4]
At one time Minerva had a store with a gas pump, a United Evangelical Church, a grange hall, and public school, but none of these remain at the site today.[5] The school at Minerva served students in grades 1 through 8, and older students attended boarding school in Florence.[4] When a road was constructed to Florence students of all ages attended school there and the Minerva school was closed.[4]
References
- ↑ "Minerva". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 38. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 649. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "North Fork of the Siuslaw River Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Siuslaw National Forest: United States Forest Service. December 16, 1994. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ↑ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
External links
- Historic image of a covered bridge near Minerva from Salem Public Library
