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Rainbow
— Unincorporated community —
Road and settlements in Rainbow
Rainbow Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 44°10′1″N 122°14′14″W / 44.16694°N 122.23722°W / 44.16694; -122.23722Coordinates: 44°10′1″N 122°14′14″W / 44.16694°N 122.23722°W / 44.16694; -122.23722
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Elevation	1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
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Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. Rainbow's elevation is 1,211 feet (369 m).^[1] A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. The post office got its name from the rainbow trout that swim in the McKenzie River.^[2]

References

^ "Rainbow". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1125779. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 796. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.

v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Lane County, Oregon

County seat: Eugene

Cities	Coburg \| Cottage Grove \| Creswell \| Dunes City \| Eugene \| Florence \| Junction City \| Lowell \| Oakridge \| Springfield \| Veneta \| Westfir

Unincorporated communities	Alvadore \| Belknap Springs \| Blachly \| Blue River \| Brickerville \| Cheshire \| Cloverdale \| Crow \| Culp Creek \| Cushman \| Deadwood \| Deerhorn \| Dexter \| Disston \| Dorena \| Elmira \| Fall Creek \| Finn Rock \| Franklin \| Gillespie Corners \| Glenada \| Glenwood \| Goldson \| Goshen \| Greenleaf \| Heceta Beach \| Horton \| Indiola \| Jasper \| Lancaster \| Latham \| Leaburg \| Linslaw \| London Springs \| Lorane \| Low Pass \| Mabel \| Mapleton \| Marcola \| McCredie Springs \| McKenzie Bridge \| Minerva \| Mohawk \| Nimrod \| North Beach \| Noti \| Pleasant Hill \| Rainbow \| Riverview \| Saginaw \| Searose Beach \| Siltcoos \| Swisshome \| Tide \| Tiernan \| Triangle Lake \| Vaughn \| Vida \| Walden \| Walker \| Walterville \| Walton \| Wendling \| Westlake

Ghost towns	Divide \| Luper \| Malabon

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