Roy, Oregon is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 historic locale in Washington County

Washington County, Oregon

- Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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. It is located south of the Sunset Highway

Sunset Highway (Oregon)

The Sunset Highway No. 47 , in the state of Oregon, is an official designation for the portion of U.S. Route 26 between its western terminus, south of Seaside, and the interchange with Interstate 405 in downtown Portland...

 (U.S. 26) and southeast of the city of Banks

Banks, Oregon

Banks is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,777 at the 2010 census. The community was named for settler Robert Banks and his father, John Banks.-Geography:...

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Around 1905, representatives of the Pacific Railway and Navigation Company, interested in putting a (rail)line through from Hillsboro to Tillamook on the coast, began approaching farmers living northeast of Greenville. With the railroad coming through the Tualatin Valley a mile north of the Vandervelden farm, William (Vandervelden) and his sons, J.W. and Frank, decided to buy land around the intended railway went through Lewis Roy's place and thus, the road crossing was called Roy. The railroad went through that region in 1907, and a new church/school was built north of the tracks in 1908. 4. Roy post office was established in 1907 and named for the Roy family, who were local pioneers. The railroad reached Roy in 1912. Roy post office closed in 1955. Roy currently has a Banks mailing address.

External links

• Historic photo of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Roy from Salem Public Library