[or-roots] Watkins/Copper Oregon

[Jim Cook]

Thank You to everyone that provided answers.  I guess I need to get a copy 
of McArthur.

The obituary is for Pearl H. (Watkins) Stephenson, born in Watkins, died in 
Butte Falls, and is buried in Medford.  Except for a short stint in Siskiyou 
County, California, spent her life in Jackson County.

Thanks again.
Jim


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Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Watkins/Copper Oregon


> Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis McArthur lists both places as being in
> Jackson County. An excellent resource, by the way!
>
> Watkins - for nearly 30 years Watkins was a post office in the upper
> Applegate Valley near the mouth of "Squaw" Creek.  Established in March 
> 1893 -
> post office operated in this locality until November 30, 1920, when it 
> was
> closed out to Jacksonville.
>
> Copper is the name of a locality on the Applegate River, near the  mouth 
> of
> Carberry Creek and about a mile north of the Oregon-California  line.  It
> got its name from the copper mining activity in the vicinity,  especially 
> at
> the Blue Ledge mine just over the line in California. The post  office was
> established in November 1924 - discontinued in May  1932.
> Mimi Stang
>
>
>
> In a message dated 6/19/2009 10:13:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> james.cook4 at worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> I have  an obituary from 1970 that lists this person's birth place as
> "Watkins,  Ore., which is now known as Copper."  I can't find either name
> on
> my  "DeLorme Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer."
>
> Has the name changed again or  is it a ghost  town?
>
> Jim
>
>
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