Minerva, Oregon

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Minerva, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Minerva is located in Oregon
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Minerva is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 44°04′14″N 123°57′37″W / 44.07056°N 123.96028°W / 44.07056; -123.96028
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation
[1]
56 ft (17 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97439
Area codes458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1146323[1]

Minerva is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Florence near the North Fork Siuslaw River within the Siuslaw National Forest.[2]

History

When local settlers petitioned the post office department for a new office in the 1890s, the name "Bays Landing" was suggested to honor local resident James E. Bay.[3] The department suggested a one-word name would be more convenient, so the office was named Minerva after Mr. Bay's wife.[3] L. C. Ackerley wrote the petition and the post office was first located in the Ackerley home.[3][4] The post office closed in about 1940.[4]

At one time Minerva had a store with a gas pump, a United Evangelical Church, a grange hall, and public school, but none of these remain at the site today.[5] The school at Minerva served students in grades 1 through 8, and older students attended boarding school in Florence.[4] When a road was constructed to Florence students of all ages attended school there and the Minerva school was closed.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Minerva, Oregon
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 38. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 649. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. "North Fork of the Siuslaw River Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Siuslaw National Forest: United States Forest Service. December 16, 1994. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  5. Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.