Southworth Creek Explained

Southworth Creek
Name Etymology:For Lewis Southworth, an early settler
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Southworth Creek in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Lincoln
Length:3miles
Source1:Burnt Timber Mountain
Source1 Location:Siuslaw National Forest
Source1 Coordinates:44.3711°N -123.9922°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:1231feet[2]
Mouth:Alsea River
Mouth Location:near Waldport
Mouth Coordinates:44.4125°N -123.9875°W
Mouth Elevation:7feet

Southworth Creek is a stream, about 5miles long, in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It is a tributary of the Alsea River, which it enters upstream of Waldport and the Pacific Ocean. It flows north from the slopes of Burnt Timber Mountain to join the larger stream at an elevation of just 7feet above sea level.[1]

Southworth Creek was named for Lewis Southworth, a former slave who settled there in the 1880s.[1] It was originally called Darkey Creek until the Oregon Geographic Names Board was asked to officially change the name.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{gnis3|1140636}} Southworth Creek]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey (USGS). May 22, 1986. November 5, 2015.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. News: Creek May Be Named for Oregon Pioneer . Eugene Register-Guard . December 6, 1999 . April 30, 2015 . 2D.