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<DIV>This is from Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur - 1982
edition. (a very valuable Oregon resource!)</DIV>
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<DIV>Lane County. The USGS map of the Cottage Grove quadrangle shows a place
named Royal about five miles northwest of and up Silk Creek from Cottage
Grove. There is not much left of this little community except the school.
Royal post office was established April 6, 1887, with Royal H. Hazelton
postmaster. The office operated until September 19, 1899, and it was doubtless
named for the first postmaster. Incidentally Silk Creek was at one
time known as Hazelton Creek. Royal H. Hazleton received two patents for
government land in this vicinity in 1867.
Mimi Stang</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 9/27/2009 11:05:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
royblaine@msn.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2>My
mother was born in the Royal community, just west of Silk Creek, toward
Loraine from Cottage Grove. I know how Silk Creek got its name (by
family legend) but I do not know the origin of the name of Royal. There
was an SDA school there for a few years - Royal Academy - and a store/gas
station, and a few homes.<BR> <BR>If anyone knows the origin of the name,
I'd appreciate it.<BR><BR>Roy N.
Blaine<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>=<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots
mailing
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