Brockway, Oregon Explained

Brockway, Oregon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:571
Coordinates:43.1089°N -123.4553°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:97496
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1136094

Brockway is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States,[1] on Oregon Route 42, about nine miles southwest of Roseburg.

Originally known as Civil Bend, referring to the "...boisterous activity of visitors to the horseraces," the name was changed in 1889 when postal authorities objected to a name with two words. "Brockway" was chosen in honor of local farmer and pioneer B. B. Brockway.[2]

Benjamin Brockway

Benjamin Benson Brockway (1829 - 1915) was an Oregon Trail pioneer of 1852 from New York.[3] He began farming in the Lookingglass Valley.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 1136094 . Brockway . November 28, 1980 . October 5, 2011.
  2. Book: McArthur, Lewis A. . Lewis A. McArthur . Lewis L. McArthur . Lewis L. McArthur . . 1928 . Fifth . 1982 . Oregon Historical Society Press . . 0-87595-114-7 . 84.
  3. Flora, Stephanie, Web site: Emigrants to Oregon in 1852 . 2015-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425045857/http://www.oregonpioneers.com/1852_AM.htm . 2012-04-25 .