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Colton, Oregon

Colton
Unincorporated community
Colton High School
Colton High School
Colton is located in Oregon
Colton
Colton
Location within the state of Oregon
Colton is located in the United States
Colton
Colton
Colton (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°10′19″N 122°26′16″W / 45.17194°N 122.43778°W / 45.17194; -122.43778
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClackamas
Established1892
Elevation
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705 ft (215 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97017
GNIS feature ID1119161[1]

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.[2] 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colton, Oregon
  2. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.