Scottsburg, Oregon

Scottsburg is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is along the Umpqua River and Oregon Route 38, and is about 20 miles (32 km) from the Pacific Ocean. It was once a growing town but after a large flood in December 1861 the town declined.^[2] Scottsburg was named for pioneer Levi Scott.

The city is located at what was the headwaters of navigation on the Umpqua River, some 20 miles (32 km) from the ocean. For a short time in the 1850s and 1860s, it was a seaport servicing the interior of Southern Oregon.

Scottsburg was a transfer point for a stage line that ran from Drain, Oregon to Scottsburg. Once at Scottsburg, travelers boarded a steamboat and travelled down river to Gardiner, Oregon.

Notable people

Janet J. McCoy, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

References

External links

Historic images of Scottsburg from Salem Public Library

Coordinates: 43°39′15″N 123°48′56″W / 43.65417°N 123.81556°W / 43.65417; -123.81556

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Oregon, United States

County seat: Roseburg

Cities	Canyonville Drain Elkton Glendale Myrtle Creek Oakland Reedsport Riddle Roseburg Sutherlin Winston Yoncalla

CDPs	Days Creek Dillard Fair Oaks Gardiner Glide Green Lookingglass Melrose Roseburg North Tri-City Winchester Bay

Unincorporated communities	Anlauf Ash Azalea Brockway Camas Valley Clearwater Curtin Drew Elkhead Idleyld Park Leona Millwood Milo Nonpareil Peel Rice Hill Round Prairie Scottsburg Shady Steamboat Tenmile Tiller Umpqua Wilbur Winchester

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