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Jimtown is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about two miles northwest of Halfway, on Oregon Route 413.[2]

Jimtown, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Jimtown, Oregon
Jimtown, Oregon
Coordinates: 44.905°N 117.145°W / 44.905; -117.145
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBaker
Elevation
2,930 ft (890 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97834
Area code(s)458 and 541

Jimtown was originally named Langrell, after early resident Richard T. Langrell, a sawmill owner who opened a store in the community in 1904.[3] In 1910 Langrell sold the store to James H. Chandler, who ran it until 1916.[3] He is the "Jim" for whom the town was renamed.[3] Jimtown became the official name in a 1987 United States Board on Geographic Names decision.[1]


References


  1. "Jimtown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. 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. 511-512, 560. ISBN 978-0875952772.



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