Oregon Geographic Names Explained

Oregon Geographic Names
Author:Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur (editors)
Subject:Oregon place names
Pub Date:1928 (1st edition); 2003 (7th edition)
Pages:1073 pp. (7th edition)
Isbn:978-0-87595-278-9
Oclc:636774573
Dewey:979.5/003
Congress:F874.M16 2003

Oregon Geographic Names is a compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon, published by the Oregon Historical Society. The book was originally published in 1928. It was compiled and edited by Lewis A. McArthur., the book is in its seventh edition, which was compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur (who died in 2018).

Content

In its introduction, it identifies six periods in the history of the state which have contributed to the establishment of local names:

The seventh edition contains 6,252 entries, with references to another 2,679 names scattered throughout the text. Entries are listed in alphabetical order, beginning with A B Crossing, a railroad station in Coos County, and ending with Zwagg Island, an island near Brookings, Oregon.

Edition history

The first three editions were edited by Lewis A. McArthur and published by Binford & Mort; Lewis L. McArthur took over from his father as of the fourth (1974) edition,[1] which was the first to be published by the Oregon Historical Society Press.

The seventh edition also includes a CD-ROM with a complete biographic and geographic index as well as various maps of Oregon locations.

YearEdition Editor Publisher Pages Library of Congress
Control Number
19281stMcArthur, Lewis A. 450pp.
19442nd McArthur, Lewis A.581pp.
1952McArthur, Lewis A.Binford & Mort 686pp.
19744th McArthur, Lewis L.Oregon Historical Society 835pp.
19825th McArthur, Lewis L.Western Imprints (Oregon Historical Society) 839pp.
19926th McArthur, Lewis L.Oregon Historical Society 957pp.
20037th McArthur, Lewis L.Oregon Historical Society 1073pp.

Lewis L. McArthur died in 2018.[2] His daughter, Mary McArthur, reportedly took over editorship for the book's upcoming 8th edition.[3] [4] [5]

Bibliography

Book: McArthur. Lewis A.. McArthur. Lewis L.. 2003. Oregon Geographic Names. Seventh. Oregon Historical Society Press. Portland, Oregon. 978-0-87595-277-2.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oregon Geographic Names: McArthur, Lewis Ankeny), 1883-1951. Fourth. 1974. 9780875950389. August 9, 2020. McArthur. Lewis Ankeny.
  2. News: Lewis McArthur, who set state's geographic names standard, dies. The Oregonian. September 7, 2018. A14. Perry. Douglas.
  3. News: When studying Oregon names, McArthur reins . https://archive.today/20130131170734/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/registerguard/access/1503713431.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+22,+2008&author=Bob+Welch+The+Register-Guard&pub=The+Register+-+Guard&edition=&startpage=C.17&desc=When+studying+Oregon+names,+McArthur+reins. dead. January 31, 2013. The Register-Guard. June 22, 2008. C17. Welch. Bob. Bob Welch (author). August 14, 2009.
  4. News: Place name takes its place on the map. https://archive.today/20130131190108/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/registerguard/access/1556514411.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+9,+2008&author=Bob+Welch+The+Register-Guard&pub=The+Register+-+Guard&edition=&startpage=B.13&desc=Place+name+takes+its+place+on+the+map. dead. January 31, 2013. The Register-Guard. September 9, 2008. B13. Welch. Bob. August 14, 2009.
  5. News: Opie Dilldock Pass? Noti? What's in an Oregon name?. December 26, 2009. The Oregonian. Richard. Terry. February 3, 2012.