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History · Jasper

Half of Jasper’s homes were built after 1975

Most of Jasper was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1955 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Jasper’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Jasper’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jasper’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewPengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Pla…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Jasper, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jasper yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Jasper is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is southeast of Springfield on Oregon Route 222, at the confluence of Hills Creek and the Middle Fork Willamette River. As of the 2020 census, Jasper had a population of 793. Jasper was the site of a siding of the Southern Pacific Railroad's Cascade Line (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad), which was named for local resident Jasper B. Hills, the son of Cornelius Joel Hills, who settled at the locale in 1846. The Jasper post office was established in 1884. Jasper State Recreation Site, a state park, is south of Jasper. Jasper is served by the Pleasant Hill School District.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Jasper, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480)Date?Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 48…
Today4 recent
Laurelwood Academy2011Laurelwood AcademyJasper, Oregon2011Jasper, OregonJasper State Park2011Jasper State ParkJasper Grange2011Jasper Grange
On the map

Jasper on the map, 1955 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jasper. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Jasper on the 1955 USGS mapJasper on the 1986 USGS map1955Lowell sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Jasper.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480)
Retake this viewPengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480)

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Jasper’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Jasper

Nobody well known was born in Jasper itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rebecca SchaefferActress · b. 1967
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Eric Christian OlsenAmerican actor · b. 1977
Mac WilkinsAmerican athletics competitor · b. 1950
Danny AingeAmerican basketball executive and former player… · b. 1959
Isaiah HartensteinGerman-American basketball player · b. 1998
James DuttonAmerican astronaut · b. 1968

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.