Black Butte, Oregon

Black Butte was an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.

[1] It was located near Black Butte, a dark-colored mountain at the headwaters of the Coast Fork Willamette River, about 20 miles south of Cottage Grove, at the confluence of Garoutte Creek and the Little River.

[4][5] Mercury contamination from abandoned mine tailings continues to be a health concern in the area, including mercury-contaminated runoff from Furnace Creek that has made its way to Cottage Grove Lake.

[3] Harris post office was established in 1898, and the name changed to Blackbutte in 1901.

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