Mohawk, Oregon

Mohawk
—  Unincorporated community  —
Mohawk Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 44°8′32″N 122°54′58″W / 44.14222°N 122.91611°W / 44.14222; -122.91611Coordinates: 44°8′32″N 122°54′58″W / 44.14222°N 122.91611°W / 44.14222; -122.91611
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97478
Area code(s)	458 and 541
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1167030

Mohawk is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the Mohawk River, about seven miles upstream from Springfield.^[1]

History

When a post office was established at this locale in 1862, it was named "Mohawk" after the river.^[1] The post office operated intermittently, and after being converted to a rural station in 1958, it was finally terminated in 1961.^[1] When the Southern Pacific Railroad established a station on the Marcola line there, it was named "Donna".^[1][2] Historically there was also a nearby locale known as "Mohawk Post".^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 654. ISBN 0-87595-277-1. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Donna (historical)
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk Post (historical)

External links

• Historic image of covered railroad bridge near Mohawk from Salem Public Library
• 1954 image of Wegner House in Mohawk from the University of Oregon Library collections