London Springs, Oregon

London Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies 11.33 miles (18.23 km) south-southwest of Cottage Grove at an elevation of 896 feet (273 m).[1] London Springs is near the Coast Fork Willamette River, south of Cottage Grove Lake.

London Springs, Oregon
Unincorporated community
London Springs is located in Oregon
London Springs
London Springs
London Springs is located in the United States
London Springs
London Springs
Coordinates: 43°37′54″N 123°5′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Code
97424
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1123364

The unincorporated community of London is less than a mile from London Springs.[2] London post office ran from 1902 until 1919.[3] The office was formerly named "Amos" and was located two miles south of London, on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River.[3][4] Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London.[3] It was named for John Amos Sutherland, son of postmaster John Sutherland.[3] Levi Geer developed a mineral spring here, and it is unknown why he named the place "London", but when the post office moved to the community, it was renamed after the new location.[3] Geer and Sutherland operated a general store in which the post office was located for a time.[3]

Geer opened the Calapooya Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904.[5]

Territorial Seed Company has a 44-acre (18 ha) trial ground and organic research farm in London Springs.[6]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, London Springs has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]

References
  1. "London Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  2. "London". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 1, 1993. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. "Amos (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  5. "City of Cottage Grove Emergency Operations Plan" (PDF). City of Cottage Grove. November 2003. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  6. Territorial Seed Company: About Us
  7. Climate Summary for London Springs, Oregon


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