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Coordinates: 42°2805N 122°4236W / 42.46806°N 122.71000°W / 42.46806; -122.71000
 

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Brownsboro, Oregon
Brownsboro is located in Oregon
Brownsboro

Brownsboro

Brownsboro is located in the United States
Brownsboro

Brownsboro

Coordinates: 42°28′05N 122°42′36W / 42.46806°N 122.71000°W / 42.46806; -122.71000
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Elevation 1,437 ft (438 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97524
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1118139[1]

Brownsboro is an unincorporated communityinJackson County, Oregon, United States,[1]onOregon Route 140 about 4 miles (6 km) east of Eagle Point.[2]

The community, along Little Butte Creek, was named in 1853 for Henry R. Brown, who owned the land at this location. A post office called Brownsborough opened here in 1873. John Bilger was the first postmaster. The post office name was changed to Brownsboro in 1892, and the office remained open until 1954.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Brownsboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  • ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  • ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0875952772.

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