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History · Hebo

Hebo’s post office opened in 1882, and 31% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 3 old photos and papers.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
3old photos & papers
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From Hebo’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Hebo began

When was Hebo founded?

1882

The Hebo post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 207144 years
Founding year: the first Hebo post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hebo’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 3 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hebo’s homes were built before 1959.
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Start Hebo’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hebo’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 photo3 archive items have no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewPHOTO POINT -10 - 590 YARDS EAST OF DOL…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Hebo, in brief

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

Hebo is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Hebo as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, Hebo had a population of 207.

Its first post office opened in 1882. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 232 to 207 (-11%).

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

By decade

Hebo, decade by decade

Date unknown3 to date
PHOTO POINT -10 - 590 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, LOOKING EAST - Dolph Toll Road, State Highway 22 vicinity, Sinslaw …Date?PHOTO POINT -10 - 590 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, L…PHOTO POINT -11 - 608 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, LOOKING WEST - Dolph Toll Road, State Highway 22 vicinity, Sinslaw …Date?PHOTO POINT -11 - 608 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, L…PHOTO POINT -12 - 662 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, LOOKING EAST - Dolph Toll Road, State Highway 22 vicinity, Sinslaw …Date?PHOTO POINT -12 - 662 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, L…
Today3 recent
Mount hebo road from hebo looking east2015Mount hebo road from hebo looking eastHebo, Oregon2013Hebo, OregonHebo, Oregon-22013Hebo, Oregon-2
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.

PHOTO POINT -10 - 590 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, LOOKING EAST - Dolph Toll Road, State Highway 22 vicinity, Sinslaw …
Retake this viewPHOTO POINT -10 - 590 YARDS EAST OF DOLPH TOWNSITE, LOOKING EAST - Dolph Toll Road, State Highway 22 vicinity, Sinslaw …

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

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Questions about Hebo’s history

What year was Hebo founded?

The Hebo post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (6), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.