Greenville is an unincorporated historic community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is located approximately two miles south of Banks on Oregon Route 47. [2]
Greenville post office was established in 1871 and ran until 1907, when it was moved to the location of the former Banks post office and renamed Banks. [3] Greenville was likely a descriptive name for the verdant surroundings. [3]
At one time the community had a school, built in the 1870s, which as of 1990 was being used as a storage shed. [4] The area is part of the Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District. [5]
References
- ^ "Greenville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 21. 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. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ Friedman, Ralph (1990). In Search of Western Oregon (2nd ed.). Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd. pp. 154, 293. ISBN 0-87004-332-3.
- ^ "County Bridges & Fire District Boundaries" (PDF). Washington County. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 9, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
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