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West Side, Oregon | |
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 Community store and gas station | |
  West Side Location within Oregon  West Side Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°06′48″N 120°29′37″W / 42.11333°N 120.49361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lake |
| Elevation | 4,774 ft (1,455 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 97630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1128894[1] |
West Side (also Westside) is a rural unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, located about 12 miles southwest of Lakeview.[2][3]
History and infrastructure
[edit]The community was named for the Westside Store, and indirectly for its position on the western side of Goose Lake. The West Side post office was established in June 1923 and closed on July 31, 1942. Will C. Fleming was the first postmaster.[4] West Side currently has a Lakeview mailing address.
Union Elementary School in West Side was established in 1919.[citation needed] It is part of the Lake County School District. Thomas Creek-Westside Rural Fire Protection District has a fire station in Westside.[citation needed] West Side Cemetery is located about two miles west of the community.[citation needed] The Westside Grange #854 has long had a presence in the community.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "West Side". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 84. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
- ↑ "South-Central Lake County Community Wildfire Protection Plan". Walsh Environmental Scientists and Engineers, LLC. December 23, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1022-1023. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ↑ "Westside Grange Members Presented Membership Awards" (PDF). Oregon State Grange Bulletin. 117 (2). Oregon Grange. April–May 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
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