Gaylord, Oregon
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Location within the state of Oregon Show map of OregonGaylord (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
Coordinates: 42°57′19″N 124°06′24″W / 42.95528°N 124.10667°W / 42.95528; -124.10667 | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Coos |
Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1142595 |
Gaylord is an unincorporated communityinCoos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 12 miles (19 km) south of Myrtle PointonOregon Route 542, near the South Fork Coquille River.[2]
A station named Gaylord Siding was established on the Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1916.[3][4] A post office named Gaylord was established nearby in 1927; it closed in 1958. The source of the name is unknown.[3]
Author Ralph Friedman says of Gaylord that it is "Nothing but a name".[5]
Municipalities and communities of Coos County, Oregon, United States
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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