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History · San Marine

Half of San Marine’s homes were built after 1957

Most of San Marine was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1957. Below: maps from 1922 on.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about San Marine’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of San Marine are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19224 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1984. Watch San Marine change.Old housesHalf of San Marine’s homes were built before 1957.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how San Marine’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

San Marine on the map, 1922 to 1984

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

San Marine on the 1922 USGS mapSan Marine on the 1942 USGS mapSan Marine on the 1956 USGS mapSan Marine on the 1984 USGS map1922Waldport 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 San Marine.

The story so far

San Marine, in brief

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

San Marine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, San Marine had a population of 553. The CDP is in southern Lincoln County, along the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Route 101 passes through the CDP, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Waldport and south 3 miles (5 km) to Yachats.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to San Marine

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

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Phil RogersWelsh potter · b. 1951
Wayne FiskRecipient of the Silver Star · b. 1945
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Andrew HermannAmerican racewalker · b. 1971
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Julia FishAmerican painter and draughtsperson · b. 1950
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Ken FantettiAmerican football player · b. 1957
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Keith T. PooleAmerican political scientist · b. 1947
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Tillicum Beach
Gone or out of use
Camp Onelocale

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

Questions about San Marine’s history

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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 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.