Alvadore, Oregon
Alvadore, Oregon | |
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 Alvadore's abandoned schoolhouse | |
  Alvadore  Alvadore | |
| Coordinates: 44°7′37″N 123°15′48″W / 44.12694°N 123.26333°WCoordinates: 44°7′37″N 123°15′48″W / 44.12694°N 123.26333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 97409 (PO Boxes) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136001 |
Alvadore is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located nine miles northwest of downtown Eugene and one mile northeast of Fern Ridge Reservoir.
History
Alvadore was named for Alvadore Welch of Portland, who built the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway through the community.[1] The railway was later acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad, but in 1936 the track was torn up.[1] Alvadore post office was established in 1914.[1]
According to the U.S. Geological Survey's database of geographic names, Alvadore is the only locality so named in the United States.[2]
At one time Alvadore had a school.[3]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alvadore has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]
References
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Alvadore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Looking Back". The Register-Guard. June 21, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ Climate Summary for Alvadore, Oregon
External links
- History of Alvadore from the Lane County Historical Society
Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |