Tiernan, Oregon

Tiernan is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is about five miles west of Mapleton on Oregon Route 126 near the Siuslaw River and within the Siuslaw National Forest.^[2]

The community of Tiernan was named for R. Tiernan of San Francisco, who was leasing a local sawmill.^[3]^[4] The Southern Pacific Coos Bay Line railroad station at this locale was named "Beck" or "Beck Station" after an early station master, but it was never the name of the community.^[3] Tiernan post office ran from 1919 through 1970.^[3] The railway is now part of the Coos Bay Rail Link.

References

↑ "Tiernan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 38. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 954. ISBN 978-0875952772.
↑ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. 4 January 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Eugene

Cities	Coburg Cottage Grove Creswell Dunes City Eugene Florence Junction City Lowell Oakridge Springfield Veneta Westfir

Unincorporated communities	Alma Alpha Alvadore Belknap Springs Blachly Blue River Brickerville Cheshire Cloverdale Crow Culp Creek Cushman Deadwood Deerhorn Dexter Disston Dorena Elmira Fall Creek Finn Rock Flagg Franklin Gillespie Corners Glenada Glenwood Globe Goldson Goshen Greenleaf Hampton Heceta Beach Horton Indiola Jasper Lancaster Latham Leaburg Linslaw London Springs Lorane Low Pass Mabel Mapleton Marcola McCredie Springs McKenzie Bridge Minerva Mohawk Nimrod North Beach Noti Paris Pawn Penn Pleasant Hill Rainbow Riverview Saginaw Searose Beach Siltcoos Swisshome Tide Tiernan Triangle Lake Unity Vaughn Vida Walden Walker Walterville Walton Wendling Westlake

Ghost towns	Divide Luper Malabon Yarnell

Coordinates: 44°00′57″N 123°56′24″W / 44.015955°N 123.940113°W / 44.015955; -123.940113

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