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Chehalem
Chehalem
Unincorporated community
	Chehalem Location within the state of Oregon Chehalem Chehalem (the United States)
	Coordinates: 45°19′42″N 122°53′20″W / 45.32833°N 122.88889°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Washington
Elevation	259 ft (79 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1136142

Chehalem is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States, located southwest of Sherwood along Oregon Route 99W. The word "Chehalem" is a corruption of the Atfalati word "Chahelim," a name given in 1877 to one of the bands of Atfalati.^[2]

References edit

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chehalem, Oregon
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1 (trade paperback), ISBN 0-87595-278-X (hardcover).

Chehalem
Unincorporated community
Chehalem Location within the state of Oregon Show map of Oregon Chehalem Chehalem (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 45°19′42″N 122°53′20″W / 45.32833°N 122.88889°W / 45.32833; -122.88889
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Washington
Elevation	259 ft (79 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1136142^[1]