Arago, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|population_as_of = 2000

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

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|timezone_DST = PDT

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|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) | publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = November 28, 1980 | url ={{Gnis3|1117024}} | title = Arago|access-date=May 4, 2016}}

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Arago is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, on the Coquille River, about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south of Coquille. The area's elevation is {{convert|30|ft|m|0}}. The Coquille Rural Fire District provides firefighting services.{{cite web|title=Coquille Fire Department|url=http://www.cityofcoquille.org/public_safety/fire.php|publisher=City of Coquille|access-date=May 4, 2016}} The Coos County Sheriff and Myrtle Point police provide law enforcement services.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}

History

The Arago post office was named for Cape Arago, which in turn was named for French physicist and geographer François Arago.{{cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |author-link= Lewis A. McArthur |author2= Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link= Lewis L. McArthur |title= Oregon Geographic Names |orig-year= 1928 |edition= Seventh |year= 2003 |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |isbn= 0-87595-277-1 |pages= 29, 159}} The previously suggested name of Halls Prairie was disapproved by postal authorities.

References

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{{Coos County, Oregon}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Coos County, Oregon

Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon

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