[or-roots] changing name - Creek

[Nancy Lee Adams]

It's on Hulen land who got it in 1898. The name of the creek is Boyd creek & 
also named Briar Gulch  at present, both on different maps.. The Boyd name 
was 20 years later after our g-grandfather died. The water location/water 
rights 1901 are in the Hulen name first, we have that document, census 
records & etc. to prove this, I hope that will be enough. Our aunt would 
like it changed to her mother & grandfather's last name before she dies.

Thanks, Nancy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] changing name - Creek


> Nancy;
>
> I don't know the exact procedure, but I know that if there is an 
> "official"
> name for the creek which as far as I know there has to be for the name to
> appear on USGS quadrangle maps, changing it will require a certain amount 
> of
> effort.
>
> Unless there is a politically correct reason for the name change you will
> need to come up with some kind of historic evidence that your preferred 
> name
> takes precedence. I can pretty well guarantee you the name isn't going to
> get changed just because you want it changed. Another hurdle may be that 
> the
> current name has a long enough "history" compared to the "correct" name 
> that
> the board may feel it should not be returned to the prior name. I know 
> most
> of the streams around where I grew up have different names than they did 
> as
> recently as a hundred years ago for various reasons. One of them is still
> called Mud Creek by most of the folks that live around there, but it is
> Boren Creek on the topo map and probably has been since before I came 
> along.
>
> Les C
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Nancy Lee
> Adams
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:47 PM
> To: or-roots mail list
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] changing name - Creek
>
>
> Hi -
>
> Cheryl Avgeris is the one I talked with in person when in Medford a week 
> ago
> on vacation. I was staying at the old homestead in Rogue River, OR. 
> Cheryl
> didn't know where to go to change the name of a creek she said.
> Does the land/creek need to be surveyed before you apply for a name 
> change?
> I know a family member went in half (payed) with the neighbor next door. I
> wonder if that survey will be enought to help change the name of creek?
>
> Yes, the Rogue River - According to the USGS, variant and historical names
> of the Rogue River include: Gold River, La Riviere aux Coquins, Les 
> Coquins,
> North Fork Rogue River, River Coquin, Trashit, Clamet River, McLeods 
> River,
> Rouge Clamet River, and Too-to-nez.
>
> The town of Rogue River used to be called Tailholt then Woodville. It was
> called Tailholt 1st because people had to cross the fast current in the
> river by holding on to there horse's tail. They did this before the ferry 
> &
> where the bridge is now.
>
>
> Thanks, Nancy   St. Helens, OR.
>
>
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