Steamboat is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

[2] According to Oregon Geographic Names (OGN), the name Steamboat derives from a mining term, "steamboated", meaning worked out or not up to expectations.

[4] The community had a post office named Steamboat that operated from 1888 to 1915.

[3] The creek is associated with another unincorporated community named Steamboat in Douglas County.

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