Carus, Oregon

Carus is an unincorporated community in Clackamas [County, Oregon|Clackamas County], Oregon, United States. It is located about seven miles south of Oregon [City, Oregon|Oregon City], on Oregon Route 213.
Carus had a post office from 1887 to 1907. The name may have come from a misreading of the name "Carns" on the application to the United States [Post Office Department|Post Office Department]. It is unknown whether it was to be named for a place in another state or for a local family. The Fred Vonder [Ahe House], now located in Molalla, served as the post office when it first opened. David Hunter was the first postmaster.
In 1915 the community had two sawmills, a daily stagecoach to Oregon City and a twice-daily stagecoach to Canby. As of 1990 there was a school and a church. Carus Elementary School is part of the Canby School District. A cemetery near the community is owned by the Followers of Christ.