The Indian was heard shouting “no tie!”[3] Sailor Pioneer cemetery has numerous graves from the first settlers from 1850 on.

[4] Noti and the nearby communities of Elmira and Veneta lie on the western edge of the southern Willamette Valley.

The Long Tom River passes through Noti after originating in the eastern side of the coast range.

Once reaching Noti, the river turns east, where it eventually enters the Fern Ridge Reservoir.

[6] Lumber operations started in 1922 when the Forcia and Larsen Mill was built at Star Camp, west of Noti.