Alvadore is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located nine miles northwest of downtown Eugene and one mile northeast of Fern Ridge Reservoir.
Alvadore, Oregon | |
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Alvadore Alvadore | |
Coordinates: 44°07′36″N 123°15′52″W / 44.12667°N 123.26444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP codes | 97409 (PO Boxes) |
GNIS feature ID | 1136001[1] |
Alvadore was named for Alvadore Welch of Portland, who built the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway through the community.[2] The railway was later acquired by the Southern Pacific Railroad, but in 1936 the track was torn up.[2] Alvadore post office was established in 1914.[2]
At one time Alvadore had a school.[3]
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alvadore has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[4]