[or-roots] Royal, Lane County

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This is from Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur  - 1982  edition. 
(a very valuable Oregon resource!)
 
Lane County. The USGS map of the Cottage Grove quadrangle shows a place  
named Royal about five miles northwest of and up Silk Creek from Cottage  
Grove.  There is not much left of this little community except the school.  
Royal post office was established April 6, 1887, with Royal H. Hazelton  
postmaster. The office operated until September 19, 1899, and it was doubtless  
named for the first postmaster.  Incidentally Silk Creek was at one  time known 
as Hazelton Creek. Royal H. Hazleton received two patents for  government 
land in this vicinity in 1867.        Mimi Stang
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/27/2009 11:05:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
royblaine at msn.com writes:

My  mother was born in the Royal community, just west of Silk Creek, toward 
 Loraine from Cottage Grove.  I know how Silk Creek got its name (by  
family legend) but I do not know the origin of the name of Royal.  There  was an 
SDA school there for a few years - Royal Academy - and a store/gas  station, 
and a few homes.

If anyone knows the origin of the name,  I'd appreciate it.

Roy N.  Blaine




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