Provolt, Oregon
Provolt, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 42°17′14″N 123°13′49″W / 42.28722°N 123.23028°WCoordinates: 42°17′14″N 123°13′49″W / 42.28722°N 123.23028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Jackson |
Elevation | 1,181 ft (360 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1125682[1] |
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] |
Provolt is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Grants Pass on Oregon Route 238, near the Applegate River on the county line between Jackson and Josephine counties.[2][3]
Provolt post office was named for a pioneer family of the area.[4] The Provolt Store was started about 1875 by Samuel Provolt.[5] The post office was established in 1895 in what was then Josephine County; Mary E. Provolt was the first postmaster.[4] The office was discontinued in 1955.[4]
According to author Ralph Friedman, Provolt's entire business district consists of the historic country store.[6] Provolt, however, also has a grange hall one block south of the store.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Provolt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1980-11-20. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oregon (1940). Oregon: End of the Trail. American Guide Series. Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort. p. 327. OCLC 4874569.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 787. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Josephine County Historical Society's "Passport To History" - Provolt Store - Provolt, Oregon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- ^ DeRosia, Susan (February 13, 2003). "Love Is in the Air". Ashland Daily Tidings. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
External links[]
- Historic image of Provolt from Salem Public Library
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon
- 1895 establishments in Oregon
- Populated places established in 1895
- Unincorporated communities in Oregon
- Jackson County, Oregon geography stubs