Barton, Oregon

Barton is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 224 near the Clackamas River.

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Baptist church in Barton
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Location within the state of Oregon
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Barton (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°23′21″N 122°24′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClackamas
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Barton was named after Barton, Wisconsin by settler E. H. Burghardt.[1] Burghardt started a flour mill and store near the mouth of Deep Creek, and later was postmaster of the Barton post office, which ran from 1896 to 1935.[1]

References

  1. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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