Gettings Creek

Gettings Creek
Name origin: After Samuel A. Gettings, who lived along the creek in 1888[1]
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Source
 - location Prune Hill
 - elevation 2,438 ft (743 m) [2]
 - coordinates 43°50′27″N 122°55′53″W / 43.84083°N 122.93139°W / 43.84083; -122.93139 [3]
Mouth Coast Fork Willamette River
 - location near Cottage Grove
 - elevation 581 ft (177 m) [3]
 - coordinates 43°51′14″N 123°01′03″W / 43.85389°N 123.01750°W / 43.85389; -123.01750Coordinates: 43°51′14″N 123°01′03″W / 43.85389°N 123.01750°W / 43.85389; -123.01750 [3]
Location of the mouth of Gettings Creek in Oregon

Gettings Creek is a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Flowing generally west from near Prune Hill, it turns sharply north as it nears Interstate 5 (I-5). It enters the larger stream near Walker, between Cottage Grove to the south and Creswell to the north.[4] The I-5 rest area called Gettings Creek lies next to the creek.[5]

The creek and a tributary, North Fork Gettings Creek, were named for Samuel A. Gettings, an early settler.[1][6] Gettings lived near the creek in 1888.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names, 7th ed. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 399–400. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. 1 2 3 "Gettings Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  5. ↑ "Oregon Rest Areas". Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "County Records Say "Gettings" Correct Name Of Creek". Eugene Register-Guard. February 25, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved April 29, 2015.


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