Mohler, Oregon
Appearance
Mohler, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 45°42′26″N 123°51′46″W / 45.70722°N 123.86278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Tillamook |
Area | |
• Land | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97131 |
Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[2] |
Mohler is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[2] It is east of U.S. Route 101 on Oregon Route 53 along the Nehalem River.[3]
It was named after A. L. Mohler, who was once president of the Union Pacific Railroad.[1] The first post office in the area was established in 1897 and named "Balm".[4] It was along Foley Creek about two miles southeast of present-day Mohler.[4] In 1911 the name was changed to Mohler at the request of E. E. Lytle, who built the Pacific Railway and Navigation Company line into that part of the county.[4] The post office was moved to the present locale of Mohler at the same time as the name change and operated there until 1959.[4]
References
- ^ a b Tillamook County (December 18, 2002). "Mohler Community Plan" (PDF). Retrieved December 10, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Mohler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 654. ISBN 978-0875952772.