Yarnell, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°4′59″N 122°57′44″W / 44.08306°N 122.96222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Established | 1901 |
Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1130823 [1] |
Yarnell is an unincorporated historic locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States. [1] It was located about 5 miles south of Mohawk, in the Mohawk Valley. [2]
Yarnell was a station on the now-defunct Marcola line of the Southern Pacific Railroad. [3] It was established in 1901, and was likely named for Jere Yarnell, a local resident listed as living in the area in the 1880 census. [3] There was a Yarnell covered bridge about a mile north of the station that carried Hill Road over the Mohawk River. [4] [5] The bridge was built in 1916 and demolished in 1958. [4] [5] In 1915 there was a Yarnell School. [6]