Rainbow, Oregon

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Rainbow, Oregon

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

|image_skyline = Rainbow Oregon.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Road and structures in Rainbow

|pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA

|pushpin_label = Rainbow

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Oregon

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Lane

|government_footnotes =

|established_title =

|established_date =

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 =

|area_land_km2 =

|area_water_km2 =

|population_as_of = 2000

|population_footnotes =

|population_total =

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = Pacific (PST)

|utc_offset = -8

|timezone_DST = PDT

|utc_offset_DST = -7

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 1211

|coordinates = {{coord|44|10|00|N|122|14|12|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code =

|area_code =

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info =

|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

|blank1_info = 1125779{{GNIS|1125779}}

}}

Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. The post office got its name from the rainbow trout that swim in the McKenzie River.{{Cite OGN|7th|page=796}}{{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}}