Lane County County


Lane County was named for General Joseph Lane, a rugged frontier hero who was Oregon’s first territorial governor. Pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail in the late 1840s came to Lane County mainly to farm.

Mapped Location

Lane County: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Lane County

  • Feature Type: County
  • County Seat: City of Eugene
  • Established: Tuesday, January 28, 1851

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lane County

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Lane County Official

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for Lane County, County

Atlas of Lane County, Oregon by James E. Meacham, Lane County (Or), University of Oregon, Lane Council of Governments (Or)

1 atlas (iv, 73 pages) : color maps ; 19 x 44 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]

 


Lane County an illustrated history of the Emerald Empire by Dorothy Velasco, Dianne Donovan, Lane County Historical Society (Or)

168 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]

 


 

Last updated: 2013-01-08