Rainbow, Oregon

Rainbow, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Road and structures in Rainbow
Rainbow
Rainbow
Coordinates: 44°10′00″N 122°14′12″W / 44.16667°N 122.23667°W / 44.16667; -122.23667
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation
[1]
1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1125779[1]

Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. The post office got its name from the rainbow trout that swim in the McKenzie River.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainbow, Oregon
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 796. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. ^ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.


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