Lane County, Oregon
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 138 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1972; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Eugene, Searose Beach, Cottage Grove.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP88 of 138 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
138 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBLane was formed in 1851 (1851-01-28) from unknown / original county.
LANE created by Oregon Territory from Non-County Area 3 and Non-County Area 4; Non-County Area 3 eliminated.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusLane County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,780 | 9,411 | 19,604 | 36,166 | 69,096 | 125,776 | 162,890 | 275,226 | 322,959 | 382,971 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS89 cemeteries and 15 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 89 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bemis Cemetery |
| Blachly Cemetery |
| Broumbaugh Cemetery |
| Camp Creek Cemetery |
| Central Cemetery |
| Chickahominy Cemetery |
| Cloverdale Cemetery |
| Coburg IOOF Cemetery |
| Craig Grave |
| Creswell Association Cemetery |
| Crow Family Cemetery |
| Danish Cemetery |
| Deadwood Cemetery |
| Doolittle Cemetery |
| Drew Cemetery |
| Eugene Masonic Cemetery |
| Eugene Pioneer Cemetery |
| Fall Creek Christian Church Cemetery |
| Ferguson Cemetery |
| Fir Grove Cemetery |
| Fir Grove Cemetery |
| Forestvale Cemetery |
| Franklin Grange Cemetery |
| Gates Cemetery |
| Gillespie Cemetery |
| Goldson Cemetery |
| Goshen Grange 561 Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Haring Cemetery |
| Hawley Cemetery |
| Heatherly Cemetery |
| Heceta Lodge Number 11 IOOF Cemetery |
| Hyland Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Good Templars Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows - Mapleton Lodge 3139 Cemetery |
| Indian Creek Cemetery |
| Inman Cemetery |
| Jackson Family Cemetery |
| Jasper - Wallace Cemetery |
| Jenkins Cemetery |
| Jones - Kime - Brown Property Cemetery |
| Lane Memorial Gardens - Lane Memorial Funeral Home |
| Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Liles Cemetery |
| Linslaw Cemetery |
| Lone Pine Cemetery |
| Lorane Grange Cemetery |
| Luper Cemetery |
| Mabel Cemetery |
| Maderis Grave |
| Marcola Cemetery |
| Mc Farland Cemetery |
| McCulloch Cemetery |
| Milliorn Cemetery |
| Mohawk Community Church Cemetery |
| Mounse Burial |
| Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery |
| Mount Vernon Cemetery |
| Moxley Cemetery |
| Mulholland Cemetery |
| Mulkey Cemetery |
| Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Old Springfield IOOF Cemetery |
| Pacific Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Renfrew Grave |
| Rest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Resthaven Memorial Park |
| Richardson Cemetery |
| Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery |
| Sears Cemetery |
| Sellers Cemetery |
| Shields Cemetery |
| Silk Creek Cemetery |
| Smith - Weyerhauser Cemetery |
| Springfield IOOF Cemetery |
| Springfield Memorial Cemetery |
| Spruce Point Cemetery |
| Stafford Cemetery |
| Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 15 of 15
| Name |
|---|
| Amos |
| Armet |
| Bohemia |
| Bolly |
| Dorena |
| Earl |
| Estrup |
| Fox Hollow |
| Glenwood |
| Mercer |
| Mohawk Post |
| Mound |
| Siuslaw |
| Starrs Point |
| Wallace |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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