Olney, Oregon

Olney, Oregon

Olney is an unincorporated community and former company town in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 202 about eight miles south of Astoria.[1]

The town of Olney was named after Oregon Territory Supreme Court justice Cyrus Olney, who was from Astoria.[2][3]

There were several logging camps near Olney, many originally only accessible by boat up the Youngs River or by Albert S. Kerry's Columbia and Nehalem River Railroad.[4] In 1910, the Western Cooperage Company camp was established in Olney.[4] It was run by the Tidewater Timber Company from 1923 to 1943.[4] Western Cooperage provided company housing for its workers and in 1915 the population was 50, which was near its maximum.[3][4] Olney post office was established in 1875 and ran until 1950.[2] Today Olney still has a general store.[3]

References

Further reading

  • Churchill, Sam. Big Sam. Garden City, N.Y.:Doubleday & Co., 1965. A reminiscence of growing up in the Western Cooperage camp at Olney.

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Coordinates: 46°06′00″N 123°45′27″W / 46.1001092°N 123.7576372°W / 46.1001092; -123.7576372



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