Greenback, Oregon

Greenback is a ghost town and former mining town in Josephine County, Oregon.[3]

Greenback, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Greenback
Location within Oregon[1][2]
Greenback
Greenback (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°39′9″N 123°18′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Elevation
1,903 ft (580 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97497
GNIS feature ID1134142[2]

History

Greenback was named for the nearby Greenback Mine, a gold and quartz mine which was once the richest mine in Oregon by feet of tunnel mined.[4] The Greenback Mine was established by Len Browning and Edward Hanum in 1897. It was sold to banker William Brevoot in 1902, and he founded the town.[5] The post office was established in August 1902 and disestablished in June 1908. Carey W. Thompson was the first postmaster.[6][7]

References
  1. "Greenback (historical) - Populated Place Feature (Populated Place) in Josephine County". HomeTownLocator. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenback, Oregon
  3. Weis, Norman D. (1971). Ghost Towns of the Northwest. Caldwell, Idaho, USA: Caxton Press. ISBN 0-87004-358-7.
  4. McLane, Larry. "Placer, Oregon History". The Oldtimer. Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  5. McLane, Larry. "Greenback, Oregon History". Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. McArthur, Lewis L. (1992). Oregon Geographic Names (sixth edition). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 378. ISBN 0-87595-236-4.
  7. Another source says the office was established in 1906 and Newell Inman was the first postmaster.


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