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Reedville is a unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States between Hillsboro and Aloha. Oregon Route 8 (also known as the TV Highway) runs through the area. Cornelius Pass Road is the other main arterial. The community is served by the Hillsboro School District.

History

Reedville was named for Simeon Gannett Reed, who was a member of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, and a prominent figure in Columbia River transportation in 1859-1879. Reed operated a livestock farm in the Reedville area. His property became the endowment of Reed College after the death of his wife Amanda Reed. Reedville post office was established in 1877 and ran until 1954.

Sites of interest

Harvey the Rabbit on TV Highway. This roadside attraction was named for the rabbit in the film Harvey.

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Harvey Rabbit at Harvey Marine on TV Highway

References

McArthur, Lewis A. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
"Harvey the Giant Rabbit". roadsideamerica.com. Retrieved 2006-11-04. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

Historic photos of Reedville from Salem Public Library

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Hillsboro
Cities	Banks Beaverton Cornelius Durham Forest Grove Gaston Hillsboro King City Lake Oswego‡ North Plains Portland‡ Rivergrove‡ Sherwood Tigard Tualatin‡ Wilsonville‡	Washington County map
CDPs	Aloha Bethany Bull Mountain Cedar Hills Cedar Mill‡ Cherry Grove Dilley Garden Home–Whitford Marlene Village Metzger Oak Hills Raleigh Hills Rockcreek West Haven–Sylvan‡ West Slope
Other communities	Bacona Blooming Bonita Bonny Slope Buxton Carnation Chehalem Elmonica Farmington Gales Creek Glenwood Hayward Hazeldale Helvetia Huber Kansas City Kinton Laurel Laurelwood Manning Middleton Midway Mountaindale Mulloy Norwood Orenco Progress Reedville Roy Scholls Timber Tonquin Verboort West Union Wilkesboro
Ghost towns	Dixie Glencoe Greenville Thatcher
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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