Oregon Geographic Names

bears the name born built Butte called Camp Canyon Cape Captain Cascade Range central Oregon Chinook jargon word City Clackamas County Clatsop County Coast Columbia River Coos County Crater Lake Curry County Dalles Deschutes County donation land claim Douglas County early settler elevation feet Forest Service Fork Harney County Highway Hill Hood River County Indian name Island Jackson County Josephine County Klamath County Klamath Indian known Lane County Lewis and Clark Linn Malheur Marion County Mount Hood mountain mouth Multnomah County nearby northeast northwest October office was established Oregonian origin Peak pioneer days pioneer settler place was named Polk County Portland post office postmaster Prairie railroad resident Rock Rogue River settled southeast southwest spelling Springs station stream was named Tillamook County told the compiler town township tributary Umatilla County USBGN Valley volume Wallowa County Wasco County Willamette River William wrote the compiler