Orville Risley Land Claim 1848
Orville Risley files his Provisional Land Claim in Clackamas Co. April 28, 1848
Oak Grove
The Oak Grove town site was first platted in 1890 from the original Creighton and Crow donation land claims (DLCs) of the 1840s and 1850s.
George Crow Land Claim 1850
Jacob Risley Donation Land Claim 1850
Orville Risley assigns his Provisional Land Claim to his son, Jacob
George Crow Dies 1853
George Crow dies on his land claim April 14, 1853
First Oak Lodge School 1856
A log structure that locals called “the little log schoolhouse”, founded by Orville Risley; it was located at today’s River Rd. & Laurelwood Drive. No photos of this structure are extant. This photo is an example of what it might have looked like.
River Road Surveyed 1856
The survey of “Territorial Road 10”, today’s River Rd., was conducted by Joseph A. Pownall for Clackamas Co. in 1856. The survey pinpointed the exact location of the first school in Oak Lodge. Recorded Sept. 1, 1856
La Roche Library Association 1857
Founded by Orville Risley out of his home in 1857; a subscription library.
Michael & Minerva (Thessing) Oatfield
Michael Oatfield was from Linz, Austria, arriving in the U.S. with his family in 1853 – first settling in Union Co., IL. His surname was “Haberfellner”, but Michael changed the name to “Oatfield” about the time he headed west in 1859. He arrived in Oregon in 1862, and obtained employment at Joseph Kellogg’s sawmill in […]
Orville Risley Dies 1884
Orville Risley dies at home of his son, Jacob Risley, in Oak Grove.
Oak Grove Established 1890
The Oak Grove town site was first platted in 1890 from the original Creighton and Crow donation land claims (DLCs) of the 1840s and 1850s.
3rd Oak Lodge School – Concord 1890
Built on 1 acre sold to School District 28 by Michael & Minerva Oatfield; on today’s Concord Rd. Deed is dated June 11, 1890
Eastside Railway Completed 1893
Electric Railway (Interurban) between Portland and Oregon City is formally opened. “Railway Formally Opened” – headline Feb. 17, 1893
Jacob S. Risley Dies 1902
Jacob Swain Risley, son of Orville Risley and Mary Ball, dies on his farm in Oak Grove. June 22, 1902.
Oak Grove School 1904
Oak Grove School District forms from “Concord” and builds new school.
Post Office Established in Oak Grove 1904
Originally named the “Creighton” Post Office with postmaster Thomas Howell. After some confusion with the names “Center Station”, “St. Theresa Station”, and “Oak Grove Station”, the postal authorities settled on the name “Oak Grove Post Office” in 1907 [Oregon Geographic Names by Lewis A. McArthur]