Sumner is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Coos Bay on the route of the old Coos Bay Wagon Road.[2]
Sumner, Oregon | |
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  Sumner  Sumner | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′54″N 124°09′03″W / 43.28167°N 124.15083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Coos |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136798[1] |
| Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System | |
According to William Gladstone Steel, the community was founded in 1888 by John B. Dulley (other sources have the spelling as "Dulley"[3]), who named it after Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts senator who died in 1874.[4] Dulley was the first postmaster, and the office closed in 1961.[4] In 1915, Sumner had a population of 100.[5] As of 1990, the community had one store.[5]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Sumner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
- ^ "Sumner". Oregon Teacher's Monthly. 15 (1). Salem, Oregon: 252. 1910.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 922. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ a b Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
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