[or-roots] Lancaster- near Junction City, OR

[Lee Gentemann]

Oregon Geographic Names doesn't list Lancaster but it is mentioned at:
http://www.placesnamed.com/l/a/lancaster.asp
There isn't any history of the place - just map coordinates.
Lancaster, Oregon, United States [Place] is in Lane County; location is
44°15'11"N
                            123°11'40"W; elevation is 313 feet
[SourceGSP]

There is another Lancaster in Malheur county, that is listed in Oregon
Geographic Names:

Lancaster, Oregon, United States [Place] is in Malheur County; location
is 44°6'53"N
                            117°21'48"W [SourceGSP]

I don't have any further info on this.

Lee Gentemann

LMA Project_Managers wrote:

> <?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" />Can anybody
> fill me in on the origins of the old town named "Lancaster" just North
> of Junction City? I have some relatives who are listed as having been
> born there from 1860 to 1880. Who/what is the town named after? Any
> other historical information. (I already checked with the Oregon Blue
> Book. Nada) Thanks in advance. Laura C.Olympia, WA
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