Camas Valley, Oregon
Camas Valley, Oregon | |
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 A barn along Highway 42 in Camas Valley | |
  Camas Valley, Oregon  Camas Valley, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 43°02′03″N 123°40′26″W / 43.03417°N 123.67389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97416 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1118484[1] |
Camas Valley is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States,[2] in the valley of the same name. It is on Oregon Route 42, near the Middle Fork Coquille River.
The name of the valley and the community come from the abundance of Camassia growing in the area; it was an important food source for the local Native Americans.[3] Camas Valley post office was established in July 1870.
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camas Valley, Oregon
- ^ "Camas Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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