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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Kerry, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°07′16″N 123°21′07″W / 46.121°N 123.352°W / 46.121; -123.352
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyColumbia
Elevation23 ft (7 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code97016
Area code(s)503 and 971

Kerry is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, located about 30 miles east of Astoria. It was founded to extend the Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad and named in 1912 by lumberman Albert S. Kerry. In the 1920s it had about 200 inhabitants. Its post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1938.

References

  1. "Kerry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  2. Dougherty, Phil (29 November 2008). "Kerry, Albert Sperry (1866-1939)". HistoryLink.Org. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Oregon, United States
County seat: St. Helens
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