Alma, Oregon

Alma, Oregon
Alma, Oregon
Unincorporated community
	Alma Show map of OregonShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 43°53′27″N 123°28′29″W / 43.89083°N 123.47472°WCoordinates: 43°53′27″N 123°28′29″W / 43.89083°N 123.47472°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area codes	541 & 458
GNIS feature ID	1116888

Alma is a former unincorporated community and now a restricted site, the location of a work camp for the county Department of Corrections in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Alma is located on Siuslaw River Road near the Siuslaw River, 22 miles (35 km) west-southwest of Eugene.^[2]

History[]

Alma was named in 1886 for a local woman.^[3] A post office was established at Alma in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.^[4]

References[]

^ "Alma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
^ Lane County (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2009. p. 2. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
^ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^ "Lane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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[gnis-1] "Alma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

[2] Lane County (PDF) (Map). Oregon Department of Transportation. 2009. p. 2. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

[3] "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

[4] "Lane County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Eugene
Cities	Coburg Cottage Grove Creswell Dunes City Eugene Florence Junction City Lowell Oakridge Springfield Veneta Westfir
CDPs	Cheshire Dexter Elmira Heceta Beach Jasper Mapleton Marcola River Road Santa Clara Trent
Other communities	Alma Alpha Alvadore Belknap Springs Blachly Blue River Brickerville Cloverdale Crow Culp Creek Cushman Deadwood Deerhorn Disston Dorena Fall Creek Finn Rock Flagg Franklin Gillespie Corners Glenada Glenwood Globe Goldson Goshen Greenleaf Hampton Horton Indiola Lancaster Latham Leaburg Linslaw London Springs Lorane Low Pass Mabel McCredie Springs McKenzie Bridge Minerva Mohawk Nimrod North Beach Noti Paris Pawn Penn Pleasant Hill Rainbow Riverview Saginaw Searose Beach Siltcoos Swisshome Tide Tiernan Triangle Lake Unity Vaughn Vida Walden Walker Walterville Walton Wendling Westlake
Ghost towns	Divide Luper Malabon Yarnell
Indian reservation	Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Alma, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Alma Alma Show map of OregonShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 43°53′27″N 123°28′29″W / 43.89083°N 123.47472°W / 43.89083; -123.47472Coordinates: 43°53′27″N 123°28′29″W / 43.89083°N 123.47472°W / 43.89083; -123.47472
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Elevation	584 ft (178 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area codes	541 & 458
GNIS feature ID	1116888^[1]