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McKinley is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] McKinley lies along Middle Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Coquille River, northeast of Myrtle Point in the Southern Oregon Coast Range.[2]

McKinley, Oregon
Unincorporated community
McKinley
McKinley
Coordinates: 43.189°N 124.026°W / 43.189; -124.026
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCoos
Elevation
138 ft (42 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97423
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1123991[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Homer Shepherd suggested the name in honor of President William McKinley. Shepherd helped establish the McKinley post office in June 1897 and served as its first postmaster.[3]


References


  1. "McKinley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  2. Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme Mapping. 2008. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 629. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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