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History · Neahkahnie

10% of Neahkahnie’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Harry F. Wentz Studio, the A. E. Doyle Cottage and the Mary Frances Isom Cottage. Its Register listings are the Harry F. Wentz Studio, the A. E. Doyle Cottage and the Mary Frances Isom Cottage. Below: maps from 1937 on.

3on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Neahkahnie’s past

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

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The story so far

Neahkahnie, in brief

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

Neahkahnie Beach (or Neahkahnie) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. It is located west of U.S. Route 101, comprising approximately 370 residences north of the city of Manzanita, at the foot of Neahkahnie Mountain. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Neahkahnie as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. According to the 2020 Census, the population was 197.

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

By decade

Neahkahnie, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Neahkahnie Mountain from beach - Manzanita, Oregon2016Neahkahnie Mountain from beach - Manzanita, OregonNeahkahnie Beach2011Neahkahnie BeachAE Doyle Cottage persp - Manzanita Oregon2009AE Doyle Cottage persp - Manzanita Oregon
On the map

Neahkahnie on the map, 1937 to 1985

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

Neahkahnie on the 1937 USGS mapNeahkahnie on the 1943 USGS mapNeahkahnie on the 1955 USGS mapNeahkahnie on the 1985 USGS map1937Nehalem 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 Neahkahnie.

On the National Register

3 historic places in Neahkahnie

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1976
Harry F. Wentz Studio
Harry F. Wentz StudioA. E. Doyle CottageMary Frances Isom Cottage
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Arts and Crafts2
Vernacular1
Harry F. Wentz StudioVernacular
A. E. Doyle CottageArts and Crafts
Mary Frances Isom CottageArts and Crafts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Neahkahnie

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

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Holly MadisonAmerican television personality · b. 1979
Bridget MarquardtAmerican TV personality · b. 1973
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Karl MarlantesAmerican businessman and novelist · b. 1944
Donald MalarkeyAmerican army noncommissioned officer · b. 1921
Brian BruneyAmerican baseball player · b. 1982
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Consuelo KanagaAmerican photographer and writer · b. 1894
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Neahkahnie Beach

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Manzanita1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Neahkahnie’s history

What is on the National Register in Neahkahnie?

Three places: the Harry F. Wentz Studio (listed 1976), the A. E. Doyle Cottage (1991) and the Mary Frances Isom Cottage (1991).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (3), 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.