Bagnell Ferry, Oregon

Bagnell Ferry is an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It lies along the north bank of the Rogue River about 5 miles (8 km) upstream of Gold Beach.^[2]

Bagnell Ferry
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°27′59″N 124°22′04″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Curry
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1132621[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

The community is named after William Bagnell, who operated a river ferry at this location. A post office named Bagnell opened here in 1894 but closed less than a year later. John R. Miller was its first and only postmaster.^[3]

References

1. "Bagnell Ferry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. May 22, 1986. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
2. "Lower Rogue River" (Map). ACME Mapper 2.1. ACME Labs. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0875952772.