London Springs, Oregon
Unincorporated community
London Springs is located in Oregon
London Springs
London Springs
London Springs is located in the United States
London Springs
London Springs
Coordinates: 43°37′54″N 123°5′28″W / 43.63167°N 123.09111°W / 43.63167; -123.09111
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Code
97424
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1123364

London Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies 11.33 miles (18.23 km) south-southwest of Cottage Grove at an elevation of 896 feet (273 m).[1] London Springs is near the Coast Fork Willamette River, south of Cottage Grove Lake.

The unincorporated community of London is less than a mile from London Springs.[2] London post office ran from 1902 until 1919.[3] The office was formerly named "Amos" and was located two miles south of London, on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River.[3][4] Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London.[3] It was named for John Amos Sutherland, son of postmaster John Sutherland.[3] Levi Geer developed a mineral spring here, and it is unknown why he named the place "London", but when the post office moved to the community, it was renamed after the new location.[3] Geer and Sutherland operated a general store in which the post office was located for a time.[3]

Geer opened the Calapooya Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904.[5]

Territorial Seed Company has a 44-acre (18 ha) trial ground and organic research farm in London Springs.[6]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, London Springs has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "London Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ "London". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 1, 1993. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ↑ "Amos (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  5. ↑ "City of Cottage Grove Emergency Operations Plan" (PDF). City of Cottage Grove. November 2003. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  6. ↑ Territorial Seed Company: About Us
  7. ↑ Climate Summary for London Springs, Oregon


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