Jefferson County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits

United States Oregon Jefferson County Trivia Tidbits

Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices.

• Agency Plains, These plains lie at an elevation of from 2300 to 2400 feet, bordered on the west by the Deschutes River and on the east by Mud Springs Creek. They were so named because they were near the agency of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
• Allingham Gaurd Station, 44.4731721°N 121.6381098°W / 44.4731721; -121.6381098 (Allingham Guard Station), The forest guard station and USFS forest camp of the same name are on the site of the oldest known homestad in upper Metolius River area, filed by David W. Allingham prior to the establishment of Camp Sherman, Oregon.

References

Oregon Geographic Names FamilySearch Catalog