Sumner, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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| Coordinates: 43°16′54″N 124°09′03″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. Dalley (other sources have the spelling as "Dulley"[3]), who named it after Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts senator who died in 1874.[4] Sumner post office was established in 1874, so according to Oregon Geographic Names, Steel must have been incorrect about the 1888 founding date.[4] Dalley 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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