- Middleton, Oregon
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Middleton, Oregon — Unincorporated community — Railroad tracks at Middleton
Middleton, OregonCoordinates: 45°20′38″N 122°51′54″W / 45.344°N 122.865°WCoordinates: 45°20′38″N 122°51′54″W / 45.344°N 122.865°W Country United States State Oregon County Washington Elevation 217 ft (66 m) Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) ZIP code 97140 Area code(s) Area_codes_503_and_971 Middleton, previously known as Stringtown, is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] To improve communication between Portland and Lafayette, a post office was established at Middleton in 1869. A rail station was then established on July 1, 1892, soon before the post office closed, in 1905.[2]
References
- ^ Oregon Hometown Locator
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003 [1928]). Oregon geographic names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 641. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Oregon County seat: Hillsboro Cities Banks | Beaverton | Cornelius | Durham | Forest Grove | Gaston | Hillsboro | King City | Lake Oswego‡ | North Plains | Portland‡ | Rivergrove‡ | Sherwood | Tigard | Tualatin‡ | Wilsonville‡
CDPs Aloha | Bethany | Bull Mountain | Cedar Hills | Cedar Mill | Garden Home-Whitford | Metzger | Oak Hills | Raleigh Hills | Rockcreek | West Haven-Sylvan | West Slope
Unincorporated
communitiesBlooming | Bonny Slope | Buxton | Carnation | Cherry Grove | Dilley | Farmington | Gales Creek | Glenwood | Hayward | Helvetia | Kansas City | Kinton | Laurel | Laurelwood | Manning | Marlene Village | Middleton | Midway | Mountaindale | Mulloy | Norwood | Roy | Scholls | Timber | Tonquin | Verboort | West Union | Wilkesboro
Ghost towns Dixie | Greenville | Thatcher
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Oregon
- Oregon geography stubs
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