Walton, Oregon
Unincorporated community
The post office and store at Walton
The post office and store at Walton
Walton is located in Oregon
Walton
Walton
Walton is located in the United States
Walton
Walton
Coordinates: 44°1′51″N 123°35′3″W / 44.03083°N 123.58417°W / 44.03083; -123.58417
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97490[1]
Area code(s)458 and 541

Walton is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located halfway between Eugene and Florence on Oregon Route 126.

Construction of Route 126 began in 1881, and after it crossed the Oregon Coast Range near Noti, it followed a tributary of the Siuslaw River named Walton Creek.[2] Walton post office was established in 1884 to serve the settlers along the new route and postmaster James L. Atkinson named it for the stream.[2] The stream was in turn named for Joshua J. Walton, a pioneer lawyer who served as a county judge and regent for the University of Oregon.[2] After the turn of the 19th century, the stream's name was changed to Wildcat Creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Walton ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1006–1007. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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