Burnt Woods is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located about 16miles west of Philomath on U.S. Route 20 in the Central Oregon Coast Range near the Tumtum River.[2]
Burnt Woods post office was established in 1919, after the name was chosen from a list of proposed names sent to the Post Office Department.[3] The signs of past forest fires are still evident in the area.[3] Burnt Woods post office closed in 1978.[3]
The community has a store and a café.[4] [5] [6] The store has been operating since the early 1920s.[5] The café was opened in 1925 and has seen several ownership changes since then.[7]
Ellmaker State Wayside is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Burnt Woods, accessed westbound on U.S. Route 20.
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