Cherryville, Oregon

Cherryville is an unincorporated community and former town[1] in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, founded in 1884.[2] It is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Sandy on U.S. Route 26,[3] near the route of the Barlow Road.[4]

Cherryville, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Cherryville, Oregon
Cherryville, Oregon
Coordinates: 45.367064°N 122.155084°W / 45.367064; -122.155084
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClackamas
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

The town population had dwindled to 50 in 1915, and the majority of the town was demolished in 1950 after the construction of the Mount Hood Highway. The Cherryville Cemetery still exists, and in 2014 was designated as a local historic site.

History

The name of the community is said to have come from the wild cherries that grew in the area.[5] Cherryville post office was established in 1884 and closed in 1958.[5] In 1915, Cherryville had a population of 50, a public school, and a church.[6] Contemporarily church building is gone, but the church cemetery still exists.[4] The majority of the town was demolished in 1950 upon the construction of the Mount Hood Highway.[1] In 2014, the cemetery at Cherryville was formally marked and designated a local historic site.[7]

References
  1. Winner, Michelle (July 4, 2015). "The Charms of Cherryville, Oregon". Food Wine Travel Magazine. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  2. "Cherryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  3. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 29. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  4. "Clackamas County, Oregon". Pioneer History to about 1900: Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest. Northwest College of the Bible. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  5. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  6. Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 621. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
  7. Wray, Kylie (June 11, 2014). "Historic Cherryville Cemetery receives a stone marker". Portland Tribune. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on December 12, 2018.


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