Quincy, Oregon

Quincy is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 4.5 miles northeast of Clatskanie and 3.5 miles southwest of Mayger in a drained and diked area of the Columbia River lowlands.[2][3]

Old Quincy School, built in 1925

The Quincy area was first settled about 1882 and named by J. W. Barnes for his hometown of Quincy, Illinois.[4] Quincy post office ran from 1892 until 1933.[4]

In 1915, Quincy had a population of 40 and two churches and two schools.[5] In 1940, Quincy had a population of 303.[3] Quincy Store is still in operation.[5][6]

References
  1. "Quincy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. 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. 279. OCLC 4874569.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 793. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  6. "Suspect in shooting of Rainier officer found dead near Clatskanie". The Daily News. June 23, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.


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