| Gaylord, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Gaylord |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coos |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation Ft: | 85 |
| Coordinates: | 42.9553°N -124.1067°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1142595 |
Gaylord is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is about 12miles south of Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 542, near the South Fork Coquille River.[2]
A station named Gaylord Siding was established on the Coos Bay Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1916.[3] [4] A post office named Gaylord was established nearby in 1927; it closed in 1958. The source of the name is unknown.[3]
Author Ralph Friedman says of Gaylord that it is "Nothing but a name".[5]
. In Search of Western Oregon . Friedman, Ralph . Ralph Friedman . 1990 . 2nd . 229 . . Caldwell, Idaho . 0-87004-332-3.