Wildwood, Lane County, Oregon

For other places with the same name, see Wildwood, Oregon (disambiguation).

Wildwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located between Culp Creek and Disston on the former line of the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway (OP&E), about 16 miles southeast of Cottage Grove.[2]

Wildwood post office began in 1888 and closed out to Disston in 1914.[3] The first sawmill on the upper Row River was built in Wildwood in 1890, powered by Wildwood Falls.[3] The OP&E was built through Wildwood in 1903.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Wildwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1037. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.

Coordinates: 43°41′44″N 122°49′34″W / 43.6956783°N 122.8261760°W / 43.6956783; -122.8261760


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