Yarnell, Oregon
Yarnell is an unincorporated historic locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It was located about 5 miles south of Mohawk, in the Mohawk Valley.
Yarnell was a station on the now-defunct Marcola line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was established in 1901, and was likely named for Jere Yarnell, a local resident listed as living in the area in the 1880 census. There was a Yarnell covered bridge about a mile north of the station that carried Hill Road over the Mohawk River. The bridge was built in 1916 and demolished in 1958. In 1915 there was a Yarnell School.
References
- ^ "Yarnell (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Directions from Yarnell to Mohawk" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Yarnell". Guide to U.S. Covered Bridges. National Center for Wood Transportation Structures. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Yarnell, Lane County". Lostbridges.org. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Pupils Increase Spelling Record". The Lane County News. Springfield, Oregon. February 11, 1915. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
External links
- Historic images of The Yarnell Covered Bridge from Salem Public Library
- Images of Yarnell from Flickr
- Mohawk Valley history, including several items about Yarnell
- History of the Southern Pacific Wendling-Mohawk branch from Abandoned Railroads of the Pacific Northwest