Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. Rainbow's elevation is 1,211 feet (369 m).[1] A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. The post office got its name from the rainbow trout that swim in the McKenzie River.[2][3]
Rainbow, Oregon | |
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 Road and structures in Rainbow | |
  Rainbow  Rainbow | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′1″N 122°14′14″W / 44.16694°N 122.23722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
References
edit- ^ "Rainbow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 796. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
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