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326 feet, is about 12 miles south of Fossil. It was named for Jennie Clarno in the early '70s. The Clarno family were pioneer settlers in that part of John Day Valley.

, Clackamas County. Jennings Lodge was platted as a townsite about 1905 and became a post office in 1910. It was named by Judge B. F. Bonham for Berryman Jennings, an Oregon pioneer of 1847. He was receiver of the Oregon City land office under President Buchanan and helped build the Lot Whitcomb, the first steamer built on the Willamette River, at Milwaukie in 1850. In 1927 his house was still occupied by one of his several children, W. B. Jennings. Jennings post office was established November 3, 1910, with Lenora D. Miller postmaster. The name of the office was changed to Jennings Lodge on January 6, 1911.

, Benton County. This was an early day post office south of the present site of Corvallis. It was established March 24, 1852, with Richard Irwin first postmaster. It was discontinued April 18, 1857. Such a name would be a handicap to any community.

, Josephine County. Jerome Prairie is about six miles southwest of Grants Pass. Jerome Dyer settled near this prairie in 1864 and it is probable that it bears his given name.

, Baker County. Jett, a station on the Union Pacific Railroad about eight miles northwest up Burnt River from Huntington, bears the name of a family of early settlers. A post office called Jett was at one time in operation in this locality. It was established July 13, 1895, with Mary F. Jett postmaster. It was closed March 15, 1901.

, Clatsop County. This place was named after Marshall Jewell, postmaster general from 1874 to 1876. The name was given by W. H. Kirkpatrick, first postmaster at Jewell in 1874.

, Wallowa County. This stream enters Snake River in the northeast part of the county, about seven miles south of the Oregon-Washington state line. J. H. Horner informs the compiler that it bears the name of James Wright, who attempted to cross the creek on a small footlog, lost his balance and fell in. This was in the late '70s. He squatted on a claim near the creek, ranged cattle there and started to build a log cabin on the place.

, Curry County. James M. Hunt was a gold seeker of 1853 and prominent pioneer settler near the mouth of Rogue River. He is mentioned in Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties. Jim Hunt Creek bears the name of this pioneer. It flows into Rogue River from the south about six miles northeast of Gold Beach. Hunt Rock at Wedderburn is named for the same man.

, Clatsop County. The name Jockey Cap has been applied to a prominent monolith standing close to the shore at a point a little south of Silver Point. The rock is plainly visible both from the beach and from the Oregon Coast Highway, and should be viewed from the southeast to get the characteristic appearance. The visor of the cap points to the southwest.

, Coos County. This slough is a tributary of South Slough of Coos Bay. S. B. Cathcart of Marshfield informed the compiler in 1929 that Joe Ney settled on the slough in pioneer days. He later went to Elk River in Curry County and bred horses. He died many years prior to 1929.

, Grant County. The town of John Day in Grant County