Gillespie Corners, Oregon
Gillespie Corners | |
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![]() ![]() Gillespie Corners Location within the state of Oregon | |
Coordinates: 43°54′38″N 123°14′57″W / 43.91056°N 123.24917°WCoordinates: 43°54′38″N 123°14′57″W / 43.91056°N 123.24917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Gillespie Corners is a road junction and unincorporated locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] Gillespie Corners lies at the intersection of Territorial Highway and Lorane Highway, southwest of Eugene.
The locale was named for brothers Marcellus and Walter Gillespie, grandsons of pioneer , who was a member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature and the namesake for in Eugene.
References[]
- ^ "Feature Query Results". United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ^ "Feature Class Types". Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
External links[]
- Restore Oregon application for 2012 Oregon's Most Endangered Places for Lorane Elementary School, includes history of Gillespie Corners
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
- Unincorporated communities in Oregon
- Lane County, Oregon geography stubs