Burnt Woods, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Burnt Woods is an unincorporated
community in Lincoln County
, Oregon
, United States. It is located about 16 miles west of Philomath
on U.S. Route 20
in the Central Oregon Coast Range
near the Tumtum River
.
Burnt Woods post office was established in 1919, after the name was chosen from a list of proposed names sent to the Post Office Department
. The signs of past forest fires
are still evident in the area. Burnt Woods post office closed in 1978.
The community has a store and a café. The store has been operating since the early 1920s. The café was opened in 1925 and has seen several ownership changes since then.
44.6037305°N 123.6228852°W
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
community in Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Oregon
-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge*Siuslaw National Forest -Demographics:...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States. It is located about 16 miles west of Philomath
Philomath, Oregon
Philomath is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Philomath College. The population was 3,838 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
on U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 in Oregon
U.S. Route 20 in Oregon is a major east–west cross-state highway, especially east of the Cascade Mountains. It connects U.S. Route 101 in Newport on the central Oregon Coast to the Idaho state line east of Nyssa.- Route description :...
in the Central Oregon Coast Range
Central Oregon Coast Range
The Central Oregon Coast Range is the middle section of the Oregon Coast Range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region, and located in the west-central portion of the state of Oregon, United States roughly between the Salmon River and the Umpqua River and the Willamette Valley and the...
near the Tumtum River
Tumtum River
The Tumtum River is a tributary of the Marys River in Benton and Lincoln counties of the U.S. state of Oregon, rising in the Central Oregon Coast Range west of Burnt Woods and draining into the Marys River north of Alder...
.
Burnt Woods post office was established in 1919, after the name was chosen from a list of proposed names sent to the Post Office Department
United States Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the name of the United States Postal Service when it was a Cabinet department. It was headed by the Postmaster General....
. The signs of past forest fires
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
are still evident in the area. Burnt Woods post office closed in 1978.
The community has a store and a café. The store has been operating since the early 1920s. The café was opened in 1925 and has seen several ownership changes since then.
External links
- Historic images of Burnt Woods from Salem Public Library
44.6037305°N 123.6228852°W