Noti (pronounced NO-tie) is an

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, United States, located in the foothills of the

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between

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and

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. Per the 2000 census, Noti had a total population of 699.

History

Noti's post office was established in 1913, when the name was changed from "Portola". The first postmaster was H.G. Suttle. Suttle wrote that the name ''Noti'' was what a Native American once exclaimed in frustration with a white man. The white man had not tied up a horse as the native wanted him to during a trip up the Siuslaw River valley, but rather continued on riding the horse to Eugene, leaving the Native American behind. The Indian was heard shouting “no tie!” Sailor Pioneer cemetery has numerous graves from the first settlers from 1850 on. In 2002, Noti Grade School, a landmark built in 1927 and known as "The Little Blue School", was closed.

Geography

Noti and the nearby communities of Elmira and Veneta lie on the western edge of the southern

Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley ( ) is a valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Willamette River flows the entire length of the valley and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: the Cascade Range to the east, the ...

Fern Ridge Reservoir Fern Ridge Reservoir (or Fern Ridge Lake) is a reservoir on the Long Tom River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The reservoir is located approximately west of Eugene on Oregon Route 126. The reservoir is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control ...

lies between this cluster of rural areas and the nearest sizable city of

; the community of

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lies just to the south. The

Long Tom River The Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis. It rises in the Central Oregon Coast Range in western ...

passes through Noti after originating in the eastern side of the coast range. Once reaching Noti, the river turns east, where it eventually enters the Fern Ridge Reservoir. The river ultimately empties into the

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in two locations.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Noti has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Economy

Lumber operations started in 1922 when the Forcia and Larsen Mill was built at Star Camp, west of Noti. That mill burned down in 1946. Two current lumber mills operate in Noti. Swanson Brothers is the older of the two mills. It began operations in 1937. Swanson-Superior Forest Products has operated a small-diameter log mill in Noti since 1973. It is now owned by Seneca Sawmill and known as Seneca Noti. The

Coos Bay Rail Link The Coos Bay Rail Line (reporting mark CBRL) is a railroad line from the Willamette Valley to the Port of Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast and Coquille, Oregon, in the United States. It is owned and operated by the Oregon International Port of Coo ...

serves the Swanson-Superior Mill.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon 1913 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon Oregon placenames of Native American origin