Mohawk, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
44°8′32″N 122°54′58″W / 44.14222°N 122.91611°W / 44.14222; -122.91611CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyLaneTime zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code
97478
Area code(s)458 and 541GNIS feature ID1167030

Mohawk is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the Mohawk River, about seven miles upstream from Springfield.[1]

When a post office was established at this locale in 1862, it was named "Mohawk" after the river.[1] The post office operated intermittently, and after being converted to a rural station in 1958, it was finally terminated in 1961.[1] When the Southern Pacific Railroad established a station on the Marcola line there, it was named "Donna".[1][2] Historically there was also a nearby locale known as "Mohawk Post".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 654. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Donna (historical)
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk Post (historical)

External links

  • Historic image of covered railroad bridge near Mohawk from Salem Public Library
  • Historic images of Mohawk from the University of Oregon Library collections
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