Cheshire, Oregon | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cheshire |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lane |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.22 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.22 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 329 |
Population Density Km2: | 270.18 |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 44.1897°N -123.2844°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 41-13000 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.47 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 700.00 |
Cheshire is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near the Long Tom River and is southwest of Junction City on Oregon Route 36.
Cheshire was a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad line platted in 1913 and originally named Hubert. This name caused confusion with another station on the line, Huber, however, so the railroad company changed the name to Cheshire in 1914. The Cheshire post office was established the same year. Both "Hubert" and "Cheshire" were names chosen to honor James Hubert Cheshire, a favorite child of the people in the area.
Today, Cheshire's principal landmarks are a Dari Mart convenience store and a post office serving the 97419 zip code.