London Springs, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
43°37′54″N 123°5′28″W / 43.63167°N 123.09111°W / 43.63167; -123.0911197424
London Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies 11.33 miles (18.23 km) south-southwest of Cottage Grove at an elevation of 896 feet (273 m).[1] London Springs is near the Coast Fork Willamette River, south of Cottage Grove Lake.
The unincorporated community of London is less than a mile from London Springs.[2] London post office ran from 1902 until 1919.[3] The office was formerly named "Amos" and was located two miles south of London, on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River.[3][4] Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London.[3] It was named for John Amos Sutherland, son of postmaster John Sutherland.[3] Levi Geer developed a mineral spring here, and it is unknown why he named the place "London", but when the post office moved to the community, it was renamed after the new location.[3] Geer and Sutherland operated a general store in which the post office was located for a time.[3]
Geer opened the Calapooya Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904.[5]
Territorial Seed Company has a 44-acre (18 ha) trial ground and organic research farm in London Springs.[6]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, London Springs has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]
References
- ^ "London Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "London". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 1, 1993. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Amos (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "City of Cottage Grove Emergency Operations Plan" (PDF). City of Cottage Grove. November 2003. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Territorial Seed Company: About Us
- ^ Climate Summary for London Springs, Oregon
External links
- Historic image of Mineral Springs Hotel at London Springs from Salem Public Library
- Historic images of London Springs from Central Washington University Brooks Library
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Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Eugene
communities
- Alma
- Alpha
- Alvadore
- Belknap Springs
- Blachly
- Blue River
- Brickerville
- Canary
- Cloverdale
- Crow
- Culp Creek
- Cushman
- Deadwood
- Deerhorn
- Disston
- Dorena
- Fall Creek
- Finn Rock
- Flagg
- Franklin
- Gillespie Corners
- Glenada
- Glenwood
- Globe
- Goldson
- Goshen
- Greenleaf
- Hadleyville
- Hampton
- Horton
- Indiola
- Lancaster
- Latham
- Leaburg
- Linslaw
- London Springs
- Lorane
- Low Pass
- Mabel
- McCredie Springs
- McKenzie Bridge
- Minerva
- Mohawk
- Nimrod
- North Beach
- Noti
- Paris
- Pawn
- Penn
- Pleasant Hill
- Rainbow
- Riverview
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- Searose Beach
- Siltcoos
- Swisshome
- Tide
- Tiernan
- Triangle Lake
- Unity
- Vaughn
- Vida
- Walden
- Walker
- Walterville
- Walton
- Wendling
- Westlake
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