Gillespie Corners, Oregon

Gillespie Corners
Unincorporated community
Gillespie Corners
Location within the state of Oregon
Gillespie Corners
Gillespie Corners (the US)
Coordinates: 43°54′38″N 123°14′57″W / 43.91056°N 123.24917°W / 43.91056; -123.24917Coordinates: 43°54′38″N 123°14′57″W / 43.91056°N 123.24917°W / 43.91056; -123.24917
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Gillespie Corners is a road junction and unincorporated locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1][2] Gillespie Corners lies at the intersection of Territorial Highway and Lorane Highway, southeast of Eugene.

The locale was named for brothers Marcellus and Walter Gillespie, grandsons of pioneer Jacob Gillespie, who was a member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature and the namesake for Gillespie Butte north of Eugene.[3]

References

  1. "Feature Query Results". United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  2. "Feature Class Types". Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  3. Jan (June 6, 2008). "Marcellus Melanthon "Cel" Gillespie, Jr". Find a Grave. Retrieved February 25, 2015.


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