Deadwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 36, in the Oregon Coast Range.
Deadwood, Oregon | |
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Unincorporated community | |
![]() Store and gas station in Deadwood | |
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Coordinates: 44°5′45″N 123°45′44″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Deadwood was named after Deadwood Creek, a tributary of Lake Creek in the Siuslaw River basin. Deadwood Creek was so-named because of the dead timber snags next to its banks, which had resulted from a series of wildfires in the area.[1] Deadwood post office was established in 1884.[1] The post office was discontinued to the community of Greenleaf in 1914, but was reestablished in 1950.[1]
Deadwood is the home of Alpha Farm, an intentional community established in 1971.[2][3] The farm owned the Alpha Bit, a café and book/gift store in Mapleton but was sold in 2018.[2] Other residents include the artists Ernie and Mary Lou Goertzen who lived in the old Deadwood schoolhouse from 1975.[4]
Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States | ||
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County seat: Eugene | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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