Mabel, Oregon

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

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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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|subdivision_name = United States

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|subdivision_name1 = Oregon

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Lane

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|timezone = Pacific (PST)

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = PDT

|utc_offset_DST = -7

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|elevation_ft = 607

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|postal_code_type = ZIP code

|postal_code = 97454

|area_code = 458 and 541

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|blank1_info = 1123653{{GNIS|1123653}}

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Mabel is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[http://oregon.hometownlocator.com/or/Lane/Mabel.cfm Oregon Hometown Locator] Its post office was established around 1878 with Alfred Drury as postmaster, and closed in 1957.{{cite book |title=Oregon geographic names |last=McArthur |first=Lewis A. |author2=McArthur, Lewis L |year=2003 |orig-year=1928 |publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press |location=Portland, Oregon |isbn=0-87595-277-1 |page=600}} The community was named after Maud Mabel Drury, the first postmaster's daughter.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19420104&id=v81YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=negDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678,4684615&hl=en | title=Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes | work=Eugene Register-Guard | date=4 January 1942 | access-date=23 April 2015 | pages=4}}