Gaylord is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Coos County, Oregon, United States. It is about south of

Myrtle Point Myrtle Point is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States, established in 1887. The population was 2,514 at the 2010 census. Located in the Coquille River Valley, Myrtle Point is part of the Coos Bay/ North Bend/ Charleston Metropolitan Statist ...

on Oregon Route 542, near the

South Fork Coquille River The South Fork Coquille River is the longest tributary of the Coquille River in coastal Oregon in the United States. From its headwaters in the Southern Oregon Coast Range, the river flows northwest to join the North Fork Coquille River at Myr ...

. A station named Gaylord Siding was established on the Coos Bay Line of the

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

in 1916. A post office named Gaylord was established nearby in 1927; it closed in 1958. The source of the name is unknown. Author

Ralph Friedman Ralph Friedman (June 3, 1916 – June 3, 1995) was an American author best known for his books about Oregon. Ralph Friedman was born and raised in Chicago. He hitchhiked to Oregon in 1933 at the age of 16. He wrote 10 books, and contributed to ...

says of Gaylord that it is "Nothing but a name".

References

Unincorporated communities in Coos County, Oregon 1927 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{CoosCountyOR-geo-stub