Kerry 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 Columbia County,

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

, United States, located about 30 miles east of Astoria. It was founded to extend the Columbia & Nehalem River Railroad and named in 1912 by lumberman Albert S. Kerry. In the 1920s it had about 200 inhabitants.Dougherty, Phil (29 November 2008)
"Kerry, Albert Sperry (1866-1939)"
HistoryLink.Org. Retrieved December 26, 2010. Its post office opened in 1917 and closed in 1938.

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Unincorporated communities in Columbia County, Oregon 1917 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{ColumbiaCountyOR-geo-stub