Firwood, Clackamas County, Oregon

Firwood is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 3 miles southeast of Sandy just off U.S. Route 26.[2] The junction of U.S. 26 and Firwood Road is known as Shortys Corner.[1]

Firwood is a descriptive name for the Douglas and true firs in the area.[3] Firwood post office was established in 1895 and closed in 1906.[3] Today Firwood has a Sandy mailing address.[4] Firwood Elementary School is part of the Oregon Trail School District.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Firwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 29. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 354. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ a b "Firwood Elementary School". Oregon Trail School District. Retrieved November 1, 2015.