Pelican City, Oregon

Pelican City is an unincorporated community in Klamath County in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It lies along U.S. Route 97 just north of the city of Klamath Falls near the south end of Upper Klamath Lake and the upstream end of the Link River.[2]

Pelican City, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Pelican City is located in Oregon
Pelican City
Pelican City
Pelican City is located in the United States
Pelican City
Pelican City
Coordinates: 42°15′12″N 121°47′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyKlamath
Elevation
4,229 ft (1,289 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1136619[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

The community is named after the Pelican Bay Lumber Company, which had a mill here.[3] Pelican Bay is part of the same lake but at its far northwest end.[3]

References
  1. "Pelican City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 70. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 750. ISBN 978-0875952772.


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