Cloverdale, Lane County, Oregon

For other places with the same name, see Cloverdale, Oregon.

Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Creswell on Oregon Route 222.^[2]

Cloverdale was the site of one of the first sawmills in Lane County, built in 1851.^[3] A gristmill was added in 1852.^[3] A townsite was laid out at Cloverdale in 1855, but the plat was later canceled.^[3] Cloverdale was considered a "thing of the past" as early as 1884.^[3] At one time Cloverdale had a store,^[3] and a school. The former Cloverdale Methodist Episcopal Church now serves as a wedding chapel.^[4] The church was built in 1904, and later served Baptist and Mennonite congregations and then as a community hall.^[4] The building was purchased by the McKinlay family in 1999 and restored.^[4] The school building, constructed in 1911, is also still standing.^[5]

References

↑ "Cloverdale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
1 2 3 4 5 Walling, Albert G. (1884). Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon. Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling Publishing Company. pp. 445–446. OCLC 16672446.
1 2 3 Hollyer, Helen (May 5, 2010). "Cloverdale Chapel's craft sale proves to be a big draw". Creswell Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
↑ Hollyer, Helen (August 4, 2010). "Shared memories inspire Cloverdale School reunion". Creswell Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-21.

External links

April 2010 story about Cloverdale church in The Register-Guard
Image of Cloverdale chapel from Flickr

Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Eugene

Cities	Coburg Cottage Grove Creswell Dunes City Eugene Florence Junction City Lowell Oakridge Springfield Veneta Westfir

Unincorporated communities	Alma Alpha Alvadore Belknap Springs Blachly Blue River Brickerville Cheshire Cloverdale Crow Culp Creek Cushman Deadwood Deerhorn Dexter Disston Dorena Elmira Fall Creek Finn Rock Flagg Franklin Gillespie Corners Glenada Glenwood Globe Goldson Goshen Greenleaf Hampton Heceta Beach Horton Indiola Jasper Lancaster Latham Leaburg Linslaw London Springs Lorane Low Pass Mabel Mapleton Marcola McCredie Springs McKenzie Bridge Minerva Mohawk Nimrod North Beach Noti Paris Pawn Penn Pleasant Hill Rainbow Riverview Saginaw Searose Beach Siltcoos Swisshome Tide Tiernan Triangle Lake Unity Vaughn Vida Walden Walker Walterville Walton Wendling Westlake

Ghost towns	Divide Luper Malabon Yarnell

Coordinates: 43°55′29″N 122°58′02″W / 43.924847°N 122.967302°W / 43.924847; -122.967302

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