Austa is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States,[1] on Oregon Route 126, approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Walton. Wildcat Creek empties into the Siuslaw River at this site, and the Lane County Park Service maintains a boat ramp. Austa was named after Austa Grace Yingling where she met her husband William John Vaughn, who drove a stage coach along the river.
Austa, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°00′08″N 123°39′03″W / 44.00222°N 123.65083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97490 |
Area codes | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1166609 |
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edit- ^ "Austa (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 26, 2011.