Linslaw, Oregon
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Linslaw, Oregon | |
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  Linslaw  Linslaw | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′01″N 123°41′02″W / 44.00028°N 123.68389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97490 |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1145054[1] |
Linslaw is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[2] It is located about eight miles west of Walton on Oregon Route 126 next to the Siuslaw River.[3]
In 1917, when a petition was sent to the United States Post Office Department for a post office at this locale, it was approved with the name "Linslaw".[4][5] Locals could not explain the source of the name, but the author of Oregon Geographic Names has a theory that the name was supposed to be "Siuslaw", and the handwriting on the petition was unclear and misread as "Linslaw".[4] Linslaw post office was closed in 1957.[4][6] The Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad had a station here.[4] Today this line is owned by the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad.
