Tiller, Oregon

Tiller, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Tiller Ranger Station, Oregon, 1941
West end of Tiller Ranger Station with Southern Oregon Sugar Pine Mill in the background, Tiller, Oregon, 1941
Etymology: named for Aaron Tiller, who settled in the locality.
Tiller is located in Oregon
Tiller
Tiller
Location within Oregon and the United States
Tiller is located in the United States
Tiller
Tiller
Tiller (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°55′42″N 122°57′04″W / 42.92833°N 122.95111°W / 42.92833; -122.95111
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas County
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
ZIP
97484
Area code541

Tiller is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on Oregon Route 227 and the South Umpqua River, in the Umpqua National Forest.[2]

Tiller was named for Aaron Tiller, who settled in the locality. Tiller post office was established in 1902.[3]

Tiller is zip code 97484 in area code 541, although parts of the town are included in the zip code of neighboring Days Creek.[4] Tiller is served by the 825 exchange.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tiller, Oregon
  2. ^ Tiller, OR, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1989
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 957. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ Eastman, Janet (October 14, 2022). "Tiller residents lament the absence of tiny Oregon town's new corporate owner". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 9, 2023.