Faubion, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

45°20′35″N 121°56′06″W / 45.34306°N 121.93500°W / 45.34306; -121.93500CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyClackamasElevation

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1,450 ft (440 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

97049

GNIS feature ID1142031^[1]

Faubion is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is located about 2 miles northwest of Rhododendron, in the Mount Hood Corridor on a loop road off U.S. Route 26 near the Zigzag River.^[2]

Faubion post office was established in 1925 and was named for a family of local settlers, including William J. Faubion, who was the first postmaster.^[3] The office closed in 1937 and mail was then handled by the Zigzag post office.^[3] William Faubion built a store, out of which the post office was later run, and the La Casa Monte Inn.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faubion, Oregon
^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 30. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
^ ^a ^b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 348. ISBN 978-0875952772.
^ "St John The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved November 1, 2015.