Luper, Oregon

Luper, Oregon
Luper, Oregon
Ghost town
	Luper Luper
	Coordinates: 44°08′34″N 123°10′54″W / 44.14278°N 123.18167°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Elevation	364 ft (111 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97448
GNIS feature ID	1166735

Luper, Oregon is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon, United States.^[1] Originally a train station on the Oregon and California Railroad between Junction City and Eugene, Luper was located near Meadowview Road between Oregon Route 99W and Prairie Road, about 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south of Junction City. The community was named for James N. Luper, a pioneer born in 1852 in Illinois.^[2] The Luper Cemetery remains in the area. In 1970, the Oregon Genealogical Society counted 118 grave sites.^[3]

James Luper's daughter, Oregon State Engineer Rhea Luper, recalled in 1927 that her father had purchased the Luper-area property around 1870, and thereafter constructed a warehouse and railroad spur. The area became a shipping point for wheat.^[4]

References

^ "Luper (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
^ Baker, Mark (May 24, 2009). "Preserving the past". The Register-Guard. p. A1. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
^ Oregon Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 10, no. 5, January, 1972, pages 518-521
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1982) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Fifth ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 462–463. ISBN 0-87595-114-7.

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[1] "Luper (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. May 22, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[2] Baker, Mark (May 24, 2009). "Preserving the past". The Register-Guard. p. A1. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2011.

[3] Oregon Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 10, no. 5, January, 1972, pages 518-521

[OGN-4] McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1982) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Fifth ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 462–463. ISBN 0-87595-114-7.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Eugene
Cities	Coburg Cottage Grove Creswell Dunes City Eugene Florence Junction City Lowell Oakridge Springfield Veneta Westfir	Lane County map
CDPs	Cheshire Dexter Elmira Heceta Beach Jasper Mapleton Marcola River Road Santa Clara Trent
Other communities	Alma Alpha Alvadore Belknap Springs Blachly Blue River Canary Cloverdale Crow Culp Creek Cushman Deadwood Deerhorn Disston Dorena Finn Rock Glenada Glenwood Goldson Goshen Greenleaf Hadleyville Horton Indiola Lancaster Latham Leaburg Linslaw London Springs Lorane Low Pass Mabel McCredie Springs McKenzie Bridge Minerva Mohawk Nimrod North Beach Noti Paris Pawn Penn Pleasant Hill Rainbow Riverview Saginaw Searose Beach Siltcoos Swisshome Tide Tiernan Triangle Lake Unity Vaughn Vida Walden Walker Walterville Walton Wendling Westlake
Ghost towns	Divide Luper Malabon Yarnell
Indian reservation	Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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