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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States "Steamboat, Oregon" redirects here. For another place, see Steamboat, Douglas County, Oregon. Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Steamboat, Jackson County,
Oregon
Unincorporated community
Steamboat is located in OregonSteamboatSteamboatShow map of OregonSteamboat is located in the United StatesSteamboatSteamboatShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 42°04′32″N 123°12′18″W / 42.07556°N 123.20500°W / 42.07556; -123.20500
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Elevation2,503 ft (763 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1150371
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Steamboat is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. 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.

According to Oregon Geographic Names (OGN), the name Steamboat derives from a mining term, "steamboated", meaning worked out or not up to expectations. Steamboat Mine is slightly northeast of Steamboat. The community had a post office named Steamboat that operated from 1888 to 1915.

Other geographic features in the state have been similarly named, for example Steamboat Mountain near Steamboat and Steamboat Creek in the Calapooya Mountains. The creek is associated with another unincorporated community named Steamboat in Douglas County.

References

  1. ^ "Steamboat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. pp. 54, 67. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 910. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  4. "Steamboat" (Map). ACME Mapper 2.1. ACME Labs. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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