Kinton, Oregon

Kinton
Unincorporated community

The Kinton Grange hall
Kinton
Kinton

Location within the state of Oregon

Coordinates: 45°25′23″N 122°52′40″W / 45.42306°N 122.87778°W / 45.42306; -122.87778Coordinates: 45°25′23″N 122°52′40″W / 45.42306°N 122.87778°W / 45.42306; -122.87778
Country United States
State Oregon
County Washington
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 97007
Area code(s) 503 and 971

Kinton is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is located near the northern shore of the Tualatin River, near the intersection of Oregon Route 210 and River Road, a major county arterial that runs northwest towards Hillsboro. Kinton is located approximately eight miles north of Newberg, six miles southwest of Beaverton, and seven miles southeast of Hillsboro. The community was once the site of a ferry (the Scholls Ferry) crossing the Tualatin River between Kinton and nearby Scholls. While the ferry has long since been replaced with a bridge, OR 210 is still known locally as Scholls Ferry Road. Kinton is in Oregon's wine country, with several notable wineries in the area.

History

Kinton was named for Peter Kindt, a pioneer who took up a donation land claim nearby.[1] Kinton had its own post office from 1894–1903.[1] Today Kinton has a Beaverton mailing address.

References

  1. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.