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History · Neskowin

Neskowin’s post office opened in 1886

Most of Neskowin was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1942 on.

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How Neskowin began

When was Neskowin founded?

1886

The Neskowin post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 205140 years
Founding year: the first Neskowin post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Neskowin’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

Neskowin, in brief

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

Neskowin ( nes-KOH-inn) is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States, along the Pacific Ocean between Cascade Head and Nestucca Bay. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Neskowin 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. As of the 2020 census, Neskowin had a population of 205.

Its first post office opened in 1886. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 134 to 205 (+53%).

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

Timeline

Neskowin, 1886 to 1959

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Neskowin post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1942On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1959Post officeThe Neskowin post office closes
By decade

Neskowin, decade by decade

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Neskowin, Oregon2013Neskowin, OregonSouthside Beach State Park ^^ Oregon2012Southside Beach State Park ^^ Oregon
On the map

Neskowin on the map, 1942 to 1985

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

Neskowin on the 1942 USGS mapNeskowin on the 1955 USGS mapNeskowin on the 1985 USGS map1942Nestucca Bay 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 Neskowin.

Famous people

Famous people close to Neskowin

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

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Bridget MarquardtAmerican TV personality · b. 1973
Maurine NeubergerUS Senator from Oregon · b. 1907
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Phil RogersWelsh potter · b. 1951
Brian BoquistRepublican politician from Oregon · b. 1958
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Andrew HermannAmerican racewalker · b. 1971
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Archie Aldis EmmersonAmerican businessman · b. 1929
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Neskowin had its own post office from 1886 to 1959.

Neskowin
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Neskowin’s history

What year was Neskowin founded?

The Neskowin post office opened in 1886, 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 (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.