Wilbur, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

43°19′15″N 123°20′26″W / 43.32083°N 123.34056°W / 43.32083; -123.34056CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyDouglasElevation

469 ft (143 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

97494^[1]

Area code541GNIS feature ID1166724^[2]

Wilbur is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. Wilbur is located along Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 99 north of Winchester.^[2] It was originally named Bunton's Gap, but the town was renamed Wilbur after James H. Wilbur. Wilbur started a school on his own land in Bunton's Gap in 1854; in 1857, under the name Umpqua, the college was chartered by the Oregon territorial legislature and also affiliated with the Methodist Church. A new two-story school was built, and Wilbur deeded his land to the academy's trustees.^[3]

For many years, Umpqua Academy was the only higher education institution between Salem and Sacramento. It closed in 1900. A group for former students and faculty, Umpqua Academy Association, existed from the 1870s until about 1930. The Association's papers are held at the University of Oregon.

Wilbur today includes a church, a store, a post office within the store, and a graveyard.

References

^ "Wilbur ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Wilbur". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
^ "Oregon Historical Quarterly, volume 19".