Walterville, Oregon

Walterville, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Walterville is located in Oregon
Walterville
Walterville
Walterville is located in the United States
Walterville
Walterville
Coordinates: 44°4′8″N 122°48′10″W / 44.06889°N 122.80278°W / 44.06889; -122.80278
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97489
Area code(s)458 and 541

Walterville is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located six miles (9.7 km) east of Springfield on Oregon Route 126 near the McKenzie River.

Walterville post office was established in 1875 and named by the first postmaster and prominent Central Oregon rancher, George Millican, for his son Walter.[1][2] The town of Millican in Deschutes County was named for George Millican.[1] Members of the Millican family have lived in the area since the 1860s and the Millican Century Farm is still in operation.[3][4]

Walterville Pond, on Eugene Water & Electric Board's (EWEB) Walterville Canal, is a 70-acre (280,000 m2) water storage pond that is also used for fishing and birdwatching.[4][5] Walterville Canal was built by EWEB in 1911 to provide hydropower to pump McKenzie River water to Eugene for use as drinking water.[6]

Walterville Elementary School is part of the Springfield School District.[7]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 645–646, 1006. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ^ "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Triangle 5 Ranch: The Location". Triangle 5 Ranch. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Oregon's McKenzie River Communities: Metro Area to Walterville". McKenzie River Reflections. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  5. ^ "Birding Trails: Walterville Pond". Willamalane Park and Recreation District. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  6. ^ "Looking back: How EWEB got started". Eugene Water and Electric Board. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  7. ^ "Walterville". Springfield School District. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.