Horton, Oregon

Horton is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.^[1] It is about three miles northeast of Blachly, in the Lake Creek valley of the Central Oregon Coast Range .

Horton general store

History

In 1903, three brothers—E. J. Horton, Sam M. Horton, and J. C. Horton—settled in the area and started a sawmill they named Horton Mill.^[2] When the post office was established in 1913 it was named after the family.^[2] Sam Horton was the first postmaster; the office closed in 1960.^[2]

Horton's economy was based on the lumber and dairy industries.^[2] In 1915 Horton had a public school, two churches and two fraternal lodges.^[3]