Yarnell, Oregon

Yarnell
Yarnell

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 44°4′59″N 122°57′44″W / 44.08306°N 122.96222°W / 44.08306; -122.96222Coordinates: 44°4′59″N 122°57′44″W / 44.08306°N 122.96222°W / 44.08306; -122.96222
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Established 1901
Elevation 472 ft (144 m)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
  Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
GNIS feature ID 1130823[1]

Yarnell is an unincorporated historic locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It was located about 5 miles south of Mohawk, in the Mohawk Valley.[2]

Yarnell was a station on the now-defunct Marcola line of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[3] It was established in 1901, and was likely named for Jere Yarnell, a local resident listed as living in the area in the 1880 census.[3] There was a Yarnell covered bridge about a mile north of the station that carried Hill Road over the Mohawk River.[4][5] The bridge was built in 1916 and demolished in 1958.[4][5] In 1915 there was a Yarnell School.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yarnell (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  2. Google (January 25, 2015). "Directions from Yarnell to Mohawk" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  4. 1 2 "Yarnell". Guide to U.S. Covered Bridges. National Center for Wood Transportation Structures. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Yarnell, Lane County". Lostbridges.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. "Pupils Increase Spelling Record". The Lane County News (Springfield, Oregon). February 11, 1915. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

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