Merlin is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The area is known for sport fishing and whitewater rafting on the Rogue River. Merlin's ZIP code is 97532. A new railroad station in this location in 1883 was called "Jump Off Joe" for a local stream. The station was renamed Merlin in October 1886. The name came from a railroad civil engineer who named it for the Merlins he saw in the area. "McAllister" post office was established about a mile north of Merlin in 1885, then moved to the vicinity of the railroad station and renamed Merlin in 1891. [1]
Geography
Merlin is located at (42.51771, -123.42026)GR1. Merlin is about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Grants Pass, Oregon. Merlin lies at an elevation of about 277 m (907 ft) above MSL.
References
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur [1928] (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition, Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-97595-277-1.
External links
- Merlin profile from oregoncities.com
- Merlin, Oregon is at coordinates Coordinates:
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