Shevlin, Oregon Explained

Official Name:Shevlin, Oregon
Settlement Type:Former unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:Shevlin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Deschutes, Klamath
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:5000
Coordinates:43.1386°N -121.6775°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1158628[1]
Footnotes:Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System

Shevlin was an unincorporated community in Deschutes and Klamath counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It consisted of a collection of logging camp buildings that were moved from place to place on rail cars as logging progressed.[2] The loggers worked for the Shevlin–Hixon Company.[2]

Background

Some of its known locations from north to south included a spot about 10miles south of Lava Butte and about 3miles east of U.S. Route 97 and a second place about 3miles southeast of La Pine, both in Deschutes County. The community then moved to Summit Stage Station on Oregon Route 31 in northeastern Klamath County near its border with Lake County.[2] The Geographic Names Information System places the community in the Fremont–Winema National Forest southeast of Chemult.[1]

Shevlin post office opened in 1931 with William J. Baer as the first postmaster. By 1936, the post office had moved to Klamath County, where it continued until 1951. After that, mail to Shevlin went to the post office in Chemult.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1158628}} Shevlin]. January 22, 2017.
  2. 870.