Wimer
About Wimer
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United StatesWimer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wimer had a population of 690. Wimer lies along Evans Creek north of the city of Rogue River. The community was named for a relative of William Wimer, who edited a newspaper in Grants Pass in 1886–87. Grants Pass is about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Wimer. William Wimer was also said to have helped establish a post office in Wimer, which remained open until 1909. Simon E. Simpkins was the first postmaster. Wimer Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses Evans Creek in Wimer. It replaced a 1927 version of the bridge that collapsed into the creek in 2003. In …
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