§ 201.170 — Josephine County

Oregon § 201.170

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 6
• Title 20: Counties and County Officers
• Ch. 201: Boundaries of Counties

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The boundary of Josephine County is as follows: Beginning at the east quarter corner of section 13, township 33 south, range 5 west, Willamette Meridian, which point is on the range line between ranges 4 and 5; thence west one mile; north one and one-half miles; west one and one-fourth miles; north one-half mile; west one and three-fourths miles; south one-fourth mile; west one mile; north one-fourth mile; west two miles; north one-half mile; west one-fourth mile; south one mile; west one and one-half miles; south one mile; west one-fourth mile; north one-fourth mile; west one mile; south one-fourth mile; west one mile; south one-half mile; west one-half mile; south one-fourth mile; west one-half mile; north on the range line between ranges 6 and 7 to the east quarter corner of section 13, township 33 south, range 7 west; thence west one and one-half miles; north one-half mile; west two and one-half miles; north one-half mile; west one mile; north one-half mile; west one-fourth mile; north three-fourths mile; west one-fourth mile; south one-fourth mile; west one-half mile; north to the township line; west on the township line to the southeast corner of section 31, township 32 south, range 8 west; thence north three-fourths mile; west one-half mile; north one-fourth mile; west one-half mile to the range line; south to the southwest corner of section 31, township 32 south, range 8 west; thence west to the southwest corner of section 36, township 32 south, range 9 west; thence north to a point on the line separating Douglas County on the north from Curry County on the south and due north of the head of Kelsey Canyon; thence down Kelsey Canyon to Rogue River; thence on a straight line to the head of a prominent butte situate on the top of the dividing ridge between the waters of Rogue River and Indigo Creek, and about two miles northeast of Bear Camp; thence to the nearest waters of Indigo Creek; thence following down Indigo Creek to the Illinois River; thence up the Illinois River to the mouth of Collier Creek; thence up Collier Creek and up the south branch of such creek to the top of the dividing ridge separating the waters of the Illinois River on the east from the waters of the Chetco River and the north fork of Smith River on the west; thence following along on the divide to the south boundary of the state; thence east along the boundary to the range line between townships 4 and 5, west of Willamette Meridian; thence north to the place of beginning.