[or-roots] Jefferson, Linn Co Oregon

[maryeatwell at charter.net]

---- CARROLLOUC at aol.com wrote: 
> Hmmm - good question. Apparently Jefferson was at first Conser's Ferry named 
> for Jacob Consr, a pioneer of 1848. The townsite seems to have moved up and 
> down the Santiam River a mile or two and was named Syracuse and Santiam. The 
> name became Jefferson, named for Thomas Jefferson. The post office was 
> established June 13, 1861.Other early names mentioned are Milton Hale, pioneer 1841 and 
> Samuel S. Miller. McArthur's Oregon Geographic Names, 6th Ed.  
> Thank you for the factual information, wish I had a copy of that book! Mary
> Carroll Cooper Summers
> Does anyone know when the town of Jefferson was plotted, and settled by who? 
> Some of the pioneer names from that area?