Mohler, Oregon

Mohler, Oregon
—  Unincorporated community  —
Mohler, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°42′25″N 123°51′47″W / 45.707°N 123.863°W / 45.707; -123.863Coordinates: 45°42′25″N 123°51′47″W / 45.707°N 123.863°W / 45.707; -123.863
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Tillamook
Area
– Land	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97131
Area code(s)	503 and 971

Mohler is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is located east of U.S. Route 101 on Oregon Route 53.^[2]

It was named after A. L. Mohler, who was once president of the Union Pacific Railroad.^[3] The first post office in the area was established in 1897 and named "Balm".^[4] It was located on Foley Creek about two miles southeast of present-day Mohler.^[4] In 1911 the name was changed to Mohler at the request of E. E. Lytle, who built the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company line into that part of the county.^[4] The post office was moved to the present locale of Mohler at the same time as the name change and operated there until 1959.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Mohler". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1124281. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 20. ISBN 0-89933-347-8. 
3. ^ Tillamook County (December 18, 2002). "Mohler community plan" (PDF). http://www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/ComDev/documents/community/mohler_plan.pdf. Retrieved December 10, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 654. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.