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Greenback is a ghost town and former mining town in Josephine County, Oregon.[3]

Greenback, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Greenback Location within Oregon[1][2] Show map of Oregon Greenback Greenback (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 42°39′9″N 123°18′43″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Josephine
Elevation	1,903 ft (580 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	97497
GNIS feature ID	1134142[2]

History

Greenback was named for the nearby Greenback Mine, a gold and quartz mine which was once the richest mine in Oregon by feet of tunnel mined.[4] The Greenback Mine was established by Len Browning and Edward Hanum in 1897. It was sold to banker William Brevoot in 1902, and he founded the town.[5] The post office was established in August 1902 and disestablished in June 1908. Carey W. Thompson was the first postmaster.[6][7]

References

"Greenback (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Josephine County". HomeTownLocator. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenback, Oregon
Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
McLane, Larry. "Placer, Oregon History". The Oldtimer. Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
McLane, Larry. "Greenback, Oregon History". Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
McArthur, Lewis L. (1992). Oregon Geographic Names (sixth edition). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 378. ISBN 0-87595-236-4.
Another source says the office was established in 1906 and Newell Inman was the first postmaster.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Josephine County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Grants Pass
Cities	Cave Junction Grants Pass	Josephine County map
CDPs	Fruitdale Kerby Merlin New Hope O'Brien Redwood Selma Takilma Williams
Other communities	Dryden Galice Holland Hugo Leland Murphy Placer Sunny Valley Wilderville Wolf Creek Wonder
Ghost towns	Golden Greenback Waldo
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