Carpenterville, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Carpenterville is an unincorporated community
in Curry County
, Oregon
, United States
. It is located on the old Oregon Coast Highway (now Oregon Route 255
, aka the Carpenterville Highway), about 16 miles north of Brookings
.
D. W. Carpenter and his family settled in the area in 1921. The family ran a sawmill
that produced lumber
for fences. Carpenterville post office was established in 1932 and named for the Carpenter family. The post office closed in 1944.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Curry County
Curry County, Oregon
Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located on the old Oregon Coast Highway (now Oregon Route 255
Oregon Route 255
Oregon Route 255 is an Oregon state highway running from US 101 near Gold Beach to US 101 near Brookings. OR 255 is known as the Carpenterville Highway No. 255...
, aka the Carpenterville Highway), about 16 miles north of Brookings
Brookings, Oregon
Brookings is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It was named after John E. Brookings, president of the Brookings Lumber and Box Company, which founded the city in 1908. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,336. The total population of the Brookings area is over 13,000, which...
.
D. W. Carpenter and his family settled in the area in 1921. The family ran a sawmill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
that produced lumber
Timber
Timber may refer to:* Timber, a term common in the United Kingdom and Australia for wood materials * Timber, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the U.S...
for fences. Carpenterville post office was established in 1932 and named for the Carpenter family. The post office closed in 1944.
External links
- 1940 Oregon Coast tour that mentions Carpenterville from the Oregon State ArchivesOregon State ArchivesThe Archives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon, or Oregon State Archives, is an agency of the Office of the Oregon Secretary of State charged with preserving and providing access to government records. It also publishes the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Administrative Rules...