Camas Valley, Oregon

Camas Valley is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, 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.^[1] Camas Valley post office was established in July 1870; it has a ZIP code of 97416.

References

↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

External links

"Camas Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Coordinates: 43°02′03″N 123°40′26″W / 43.034282°N 123.67397°W / 43.034282; -123.67397

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Roseburg

Cities	Canyonville Drain Elkton Glendale Myrtle Creek Oakland Reedsport Riddle Roseburg Sutherlin Winston Yoncalla

CDPs	Days Creek Dillard Fair Oaks Gardiner Glide Green Lookingglass Melrose Roseburg North Tri-City Winchester Bay

Unincorporated communities	Anlauf Ash Azalea Brockway Camas Valley Clearwater Curtin Drew Elkhead Idleyld Park Leona Millwood Milo Nonpareil Peel Rice Hill Round Prairie Scottsburg Shady Steamboat Tenmile Tiller Umpqua Wilbur Winchester

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