Gaylord, Oregon | |
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  Gaylord Location within the state of Oregon  Gaylord Gaylord (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°57′19″N 124°06′24″W / 42.95528°N 124.10667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Coos |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1142595 |
Gaylord is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 12 miles (19 km) south of Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 542, near the South Fork Coquille River.[2]
A station named Gaylord Siding was established on the Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1916.[3][4] A post office named Gaylord was established nearby in 1927; it closed in 1958. The source of the name is unknown.[3]
Author Ralph Friedman says of Gaylord that it is "Nothing but a name".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gaylord". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 357. OCLC 4874569.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 229. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |