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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Colton
Unincorporated community
Colton High SchoolColton High School
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Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 122°26′16″W / 45.17194°N 122.43778°W / 45.17194; -122.43778
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClackamas
Established1892
Elevation705 ft (215 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes97017
GNIS feature ID1119161

Colton is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 211. Colton is located between the cities of Estacada and Molalla.

Colton was named in about 1892 by two residents, Joshua Gorbett and a man named Cole, who each wanted to name the community after the other. The Post Office Department thought "Gorbett" would be confused with Corbett, so the community was named "Colton" instead. The Colton post office was established the same year.

Geography

Colton is located on Milk Creek, a tributary of the Molalla River, in a broad (narrow) canyon eroded in a plateau of volcanic basalts and ash of the nearby Western Cascades.

Education

Primary and secondary students in Colton are served by the Colton School District, which includes Colton Elementary School, Colton Middle School, Colton High School.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colton, Oregon
  2. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
Municipalities and communities of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
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