McLeod, Oregon

McLeod is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies at the confluence of Big Butte Creek with the Rogue River just downstream of Lost Creek Lake.[2] It is along Oregon Route 62 between Shady Cove and Prospect.[2] The community was named after its 1910 settler William R. McLeod.[3]

McLeod, Oregon
Unincorporated community
McLeod is located in Oregon
McLeod
McLeod
McLeod is located in the United States
McLeod
McLeod
Coordinates: 42.662°N 122.688°W / 42.662; -122.688
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Elevation
1,552 ft (473 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97541
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1146017[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

References
  1. "McLeod". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 61. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 629. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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