London Springs 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
Lane 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. It lies south-southwest of
Cottage Grove at an elevation of .
London Springs is near the
Coast Fork Willamette River
The Coast Fork Willamette River is one of two forks that unite to form the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It is about long, draining an area of the mountains at the south end of the Willamette Valley south of Eugene.
Co ...
, south of
Cottage Grove Lake.
The
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 ...
of London is less than a mile from London Springs.
London post office ran from 1902 until 1919.
The office was formerly named "Amos" and was located two miles south of London, on a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River.
Amos post office was founded in 1898 and ran until its move to London.[ It was named for John Amos Sutherland, son of postmaster John Sutherland.][ Levi Geer developed a ]mineral spring
Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produces hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underg ...
here, and it is unknown why he named the place "London", but when the post office moved to the community, it was renamed after the new location.[ Geer and Sutherland operated a general store in which the post office was located for a time.][
Geer opened the ]Calapooya
The Kalapuya are a Native American people, which had eight independent groups speaking three mutually intelligible dialects. The Kalapuya tribes' traditional homelands were the Willamette Valley of present-day western Oregon in the United St ...
Mineral Springs Hotel in London in 1904.
Territorial Seed Company has a trial ground and organic research farm in London Springs.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
system, London Springs has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for London Springs, Oregon
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References
External links
Historic image of Mineral Springs Hotel at London Springs
from Salem Public Library
Historic images of London Springs
from Central Washington University
Central Washington University (CWU) is a public university in Ellensburg, Washington. Founded in 1891, the university consists of four divisions: the President's Division, Business and Financial Affairs, Operations, and Academic and Student Life ...
Brooks Library
Springs of Oregon
Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
Spa towns in Oregon
1902 establishments in Oregon
Populated places established in 1902
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
Bodies of water of Lane County, Oregon
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