Steamboat, Jackson County, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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Steamboat is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies along Carberry Creek, a tributary of the Applegate River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. Slightly west of Steamboat is the Jackson–Josephine county border, and the border with California is about 6 miles (10 km) to the south.[2]
Steamboat, Jackson County, Oregon | |
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  Steamboat Location within Oregon  Steamboat Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°04′32″N 123°12′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Elevation | 2,503 ft (763 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1150371[1] |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1] | |
According to Oregon Geographic Names (OGN), the name Steamboat derives from a mining term, "steamboated", meaning worked out or not up to expectations.[3] Steamboat Mine is slightly northeast of Steamboat.[4] The community had a post office named Steamboat that operated from 1888 to 1915.[3]
Other geographic features in the state have been similarly named, for example Steamboat Mountain near Steamboat and Steamboat Creek in the Calapooya Mountains.[3] The creek is associated with another unincorporated community named Steamboat in Douglas County.[2]
