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The county is named in the honor of Lewis F. Linn, [3] a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country. Linn County comprises the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the Willamette Valley.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 76 of those are found partially or wholly in Linn County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
Albany (/ ˈ æ l b ə n i / AL-bə-nee) is the county seat of Linn County, [11] Oregon, and is the 11th most populous city in the state. [12] Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, just east of Corvallis and south of Salem.
Lebanon had a cheese factory, a creamery, potato warehouses, a cannery, and prune and nut driers. In the 1920s, the local grass-seed industry got its start, and by the 1930s Linn County was the leading county in grass-seed production in the United States. Lebanon's most celebrated crop has been strawberries.
Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County: Named for Joseph Lane, the first governor of the Oregon Territory. 381,181: 4,554 sq mi (11,795 km 2) Lincoln County: 041: Newport: 1893: Western portion of Benton County and Polk County: Named for President Abraham Lincoln. 50,821: 980 sq mi (2,538 km 2) Linn ...
Detail of an 1866 map showing the location of Syracuse, Oregon in Linn County. Syracuse was a historic community in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It was located along the Santiam River, about two miles west of Jefferson. Syracuse was the first pioneer settlement in Linn County, predating Albany. [1]
Pages in category "Cities in Linn County, Oregon" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Buildings and structures in Linn County, Oregon (5 C, 16 P) E. Education in Linn County, Oregon (1 C, 10 P) G. Geography of Linn County, Oregon (3 C, 3 P) N.