Leland, Oregon

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

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Leland is an unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.[http://oregon.hometownlocator.com/or/josephine/leland.cfm Oregon Hometown Locator] It lies in the Klamath Mountains along Grave Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River.{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map: Grave Creek mouth|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=Acme Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.638,-123.441&z=12&t=T&marker0=42.638,-123.441,Leland%2C%20Oregon|accessdate=January 20, 2016}}

A post office was established in 1855 and McDonough Harkness was its first postmaster. A railroad was also built in the area and the station of Altamont, with a post office founded by Ben Parker that operated from 1884 to 1886.{{cite book |title=Oregon geographic names |last=McArthur |first=Lewis A. |author2=McArthur, Lewis L |year=2003 |origyear=1928 |publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press |location=Portland, Oregon |isbn=0-87595-277-1 |page=571}}McLane, Larry. [http://www.webtrail.com/jchs/leland.html "Leland"]. Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved December 3, 2010. Altamont then became Leland in 1888, and Leland's post office was moved to the station, where it closed in 1943.