Foss, Oregon

Foss is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about four miles east of Mohler, near the Nehalem River.[2] Foss is the site of an important river flood gauge.[3]

Foss was named for Herbert Foss, who owned timber in the area.[4] Foss post office ran from 1928 to 1943, and Foss station on the Southern Pacific Railroad (now the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad) was established shortly after the post office.[4] Camp Nehalem (aka Camp Foss), a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp northeast of Foss, had a Foss mailing address.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Foss". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ↑ "Nehalem River Near Foss". National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  4. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 375. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
  5. ↑ "Camp Nehalem" (PDF). Oregon Inventory of Historic Properties Historic Resource Survey Form. Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. February 1992. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Image of a letter postmarked Foss, Oregon". La Posta Publications. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

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Coordinates: 45°41′46″N 123°47′51″W / 45.69622°N 123.797629°W / 45.69622; -123.797629


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