Yonna is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It lies east of Oregon Route 140 in Yonna Valley, northeast of

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and near the base of Short Lake Mountain. At one time known as ''Alkali Valley'', the area is now known by its

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name, ''Yonna Valley''. According to ''Oregon Geographic Names'', the name may come from ''yana'', meaning "below" as in the valley, or it may derived from ''yaina'', meaning "mountain" There's also a local tradition that ''yonna'' in some tribal language means ''alkali'', and so the change was made to avoid discouraging people who might otherwise want to settle there. A post office was established in Yonna Valley in 1906. It closed in 1913.

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Unincorporated communities in Klamath County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon Oregon placenames of Native American origin {{KlamathCountyOR-geo-stub