Irving was an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 community in Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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, and now within the Eugene

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

 city limits. Irving Depot was a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad

Southern Pacific Railroad

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's Valley Line between Eugene and Junction City

Junction City, Oregon

Junction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,392 at the 2010 census.- History :In the 1870s, Junction City was named by railroad magnate Ben Holladay, who decided this would be where the rail line on the east side of the Willamette Valley would meet the rail...

, first named "Halletts" when the line was built in 1872. J. L. Hallett had built the first 100 miles (160.9 km) of the line and supervised the construction of the rest of the line to Roseburg

Roseburg, Oregon

Roseburg is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Douglas County. The population was 21,181 at the 2010 census.-History:...

. In 1876, the name of the station was changed to Irving, probably for William Irving, who was a settler in the area. "Irvine" post office was established in January of the same year, and the name corrected to Irving in October; the post office ran until 1919.

Irving Christian Church (now known as the Sonrise Christian Church) was moved from the Clear Lake

Malabon, Oregon

Malabon is a historical unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The area is now a scattering of rural houses and farms northwest of Eugene, close to Mahlon Sweet Field.Clear Lake runs through the area...

 area, two miles east of Fern Ridge Reservoir

Fern Ridge Reservoir

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, in 1899. Irving Elementary School is served by the Bethel School District

Bethel School District (Oregon)

Bethel School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the Bethel neighborhood of Eugene. As of 2007 Bethel School District serves 5,700 students annually making it the third largest school district in Lane County....

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