Adair Village
Adair Village, population 930, was incorporated in 1976 and built on the site of Camp Adair, a former military base that was quickly constructed for training during World War II. Camp Adair was named after Henry Rodney Adair, a soldier and Astorian who was killed in Mexico in 1916. His troops were greatly outnumbered but made a spirited defense.  Members: 19
Albany
Albany was founded in 1848 by Walter and Thomas Monteith and named after Albany, N.Y. Home to 47,470, Albany is known for the free River Rhythms summer concert series that draws thousands to Monteith Riverpark; for the Albany Civic Theater, one of the Northwest's oldest; for the Albany Timber Carnival, which returned in July 2008; for the Northwest Art & Air Festival in August; and for the annual Linn County Veterans Day Parade, one of the largest in the nation. Members: 77
Alpine
According to a forest hydrologist that lives in Alpine, the unincorporated town is named for the vegetation found in the Hammer Creek Valley in the foothills of the Coast Range. The Klickitat Indians routinely burned the valley which kept brush and Douglas fir trees at bay and the only tree that could withstand this routine burning was the valley variety of ponderosa pine. The original settlers called it All Pine, which eventually became Alpine. Members: 6
Alsea
The community is named after the Alsea River, which runs through it. Alsea is believed to be derived from Alsi, the name of an Indian tribe that lived at the mouth of the river. Thousands of anglers from throughout the Northwest descend on the town of 1,200 for the annual steelhead run. Alsea also is the closest town to the Alsea Hatchery and the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, where fish are bred and studied. Members: 12
Bellfountain
Story has it that Bellfountain was named after residents who had moved from a town in Ohio that had the same name. The general area was known in pioneer days as Belknaps Settlement. Today, grass seed, lumber and Christmas trees are the cornerstones for the area's economy. Members: 3
Blodgett
The town was named after an early pioneer settler, William Blodgett, for whom the post office was named in 1888. Christmas trees from Blodgett are shipped throughout the nation. The town has an elementary school and is the site of an annual mountain bike race, the Mudslinger, that often lives up to its name. Members: 6
Brownsville
Brownsville was laid out by James Blakley in 1853 and named in honor of town storekeeper Hugh L. Brown. Brownsville, population 1,755, is home to Pioneer Park, site of the annual Pioneer Picnic, Oregon?s oldest continuous celebration. The town is also home to the Linn County Historical Museum and a historic downtown shopping district. Members: 11
Corvallis
Originally called Marysville, Corvallis was named by founder Joseph Avery, a pioneer in the 1840s, by compounding Latin words meaning "heart of the valley". The name change was made apparently to avoid confusion with Marysville, Calif., which was on the same stage coach route. Legend has it that gold headed to the Willamette Valley was accidentally shipped to California and lost, given to a man with the same name as a person in Oregon. With a population of 54,890, Corvallis is home to Oregon State University, which has an enrollment near 20,000, as well as a picturesque campus that is the site of many events. Members: 83
Halsey
The town of 780 was named after William L. Halsey, the vice president of the Willamette Valley Railroad Co. after the railroad reached Albany in 1870 and 18 miles south in 1871. Members: 6
Harrisburg
Incorporated in 1852, Harrisburg was known as Prairie Precinct when D. and A.A. McCully started a store on the banks of the Willamette River. It was also called Thurston before the final section of Harrisburg, presumably named after Harrisburg. Pa., was completed. Harrisburg has 3,400 residents, many of whom now commute to Albany or to larger communities outside Linn County such as Eugene and Salem. Members: 4
Jefferson
Originally, Jefferson was called Conser's Ferry after the trans-Santiam watercraft operated about 1848 by pioneer Jacob Conser. Conser also had his hand in the downriver town of Syracuse, known later as Santiam City. Starting in 1861, the town was renamed Jefferson after the third president of the United States. It was incorporated as a city on Oct. 20, 1870. The city of 2,590 hosts an annual Mint Festival in the summer and claims to be the "frog jumping capital" of Oregon. Members: 4
Kings Valley
Kings Valley is named for the family of Nahum King, who settled the area in 1845. The biggest industry in town is Christmas trees. The town also is home to the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire, which just celebrated its 13th anniversary in early September. Members: 3
Lebanon
In 1847, Jeremiah Ralston left Burlington, Iowa, with his wife and six children, crossing the Great Plains to Oregon, where they settled in what is now Lebanon. Ralston, who was born in Lebanon, Tenn., bought the land that is now the city's business district from squatters for $30 and a yoke of oxen. Home to 14,705 residents, the town is also the site of the new Lowe's distribution center and other new manufacturing businesses; and the only Wal-Mart store in Linn and Benton counties. A new college of osteopathic medicine is planned on 51 acres west of Samaritan-Lebanon Community Hospital. Members: 36
Lewisburg
Haman C. Lewis, another 1845er, settled near here. Crescent Valley High School and Mountain View Elementary school are part of this crossroads community. Members: 7
Lyons
The town of 1,105 is named for Irishmen James and Henry Lyons, who established the community around 1880. The area features numerous trails and parks including the John Neal campground and the Freres and Lyons parks within the city limits. Eighteen acres of parks, trails and fishing areas were added in 2007. The new parks acreage connects to John Neal Memorial Park, Freres Park and Juniper Street. The Fox Valley Cemetery contains the remains of early settlers. Members: 3
Millersburg
The town, established in 1974, bears the name of a former station on the Oregon and California Railroad line, which was named after a local farming family. Millersburg is home to1,030 although some 3,000 people work there at such companies as Wah Chang, Weyerhaeuser, Georgia-Pacific, Palm Harbor Homes and American Flakeboard. Members: 5
Monroe
Originally called Starrs Point after a local man who had a nearby store, the named was changed to Monroe in 1874, after the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe. Monroe is an agricultural community on the Long Tom River with 625 residents. It's about halfway in between Corvallis and Eugene and people commute from here to jobs in both cities. Members: 5
Philomath
Philomath means "love of learning" in Greek, appropriate since the United Brethren Church opened Philomath College in 1867. The city of 4,530 is a bedroom community for Corvallis. The weekend after the Fourth of July is the Philomath Frolic and Rodeo, frequently voted the top event for the Northwest Pro Rodeo Association. Members: 20
Rural Benton County
From Marys Peak, the highest peak in Oregon's Central Coast Range (elev. 4,097) to the fertile Willamette Valley basin, Benton County covers 676 square miles. The county's economy is agriculturally based, growing Christmas trees, seed crops, dairy and sheep, lumber and paper, but is also known for advanced technology and an emerging wine industry. Members: 5
Rural Linn County
Linn County spans 2,292 square miles in the center of the Willamette Valley, from the Willamette River to the west to the Oregon Cascades at the east. Linn County's climate and soil conditions provide one of the state's most diversified agriculture areas and lead the nation in the production of common and perennial ryegrass. Members: 16 Records 1 to 20 of 22
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