Dellwood, Oregon
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Dellwood, Oregon | |
|---|---|
  Dellwood Location within the state of Oregon  Dellwood Dellwood (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′08″N 124°00′50″W / 43.36889°N 124.01389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Coos |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1119852 |
Dellwood is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 12 miles (19 km) east of Coos Bay, east of Oregon Route 241 on the South Fork Coos River.[2]
Dellwood was originally named Idlewood, but when a post office was established there in 1940, postal officials did not approve the name because of its similarity to Idleyld in Douglas County.[3] Dellwood was chosen from among several suggestions for its similarity to the old name.[3] The post office closed in 1954.[3]
Dellwood is the site of a Weyerhaeuser log yard and was once a log dump for sending rafts of logs downriver to Coos Bay for export.[4][5] Access to the South Fork Coos River above Dellwood for recreational use, including hunting and fishing, is regulated by Weyerhaeuser.[6] The Weyerhaeuser sawmill at Dellwood was closed in 1991.[7]
