Barton is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 224 near the Clackamas River.
Barton | |
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 Baptist church in Barton | |
  Barton Location within the state of Oregon  Barton Barton (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′20″N 122°24′25″W / 45.38889°N 122.40694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Elevation | 266 ft (81 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1117276[1] |
Barton was named after Barton, Wisconsin, by settler E. H. Burghardt.[2] Burghardt started a flour mill and store near the mouth of Deep Creek, and later was postmaster of the Barton post office, which ran from 1896 to 1935.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barton, Oregon
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
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