Oregon Gazetteer
Little Southworth Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Lincoln County. The primary coordinates for Little Southworth Creek places it within the OR 97394 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Little Southworth Creek |
| Category: | Oregon physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 4 km (2.5 mi) W of Westwood Village, flows N 2.4 km (1.5 mi) to join the Alsea River. |
| History: | Named for Lewis Southworth (1830-1917), a freed slave who settled on property near the mouth of the stream in the 1880s. Mr. Southworth, a native of Tennessee, moved to Oregon as a slave in 1851 but was able to buy his freedom 7 years later with money he earned mining and playing the fiddle at gold camps. Later in his life, Mr. Southworth donated land near Waldport for the construction of a school; he also served as a school board chairman. |
| County: | Lincoln County |
| Latitude: | 44.4126201 |
| Longitude: | -123.9856719 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Little Southworth Creek: Little Southworth Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Little Southworth Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Waldport, OR
(4.3 miles WNW) Bayshore, OR (5.1 miles WNW) San Marine, OR (6.7 miles SW) Yachats, OR (9.2 miles SW) |
Toledo, OR
(14.6 miles N) Newport, OR (15.8 miles NNW) Alsea, OR (19.4 miles E) |
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Drift Creek, OR
(< 0.1 mile) Westwood Village, OR (2.7 miles ESE) Bayview, OR (3.1 miles NW) Little Albany, OR (3.6 miles E) |
Tidewater, OR
(4.1 miles E) Little Switzerland, OR (4.1 miles ESE) Alsea Rivera, OR (4.3 miles E) |
