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History · Deep River

Deep River’s post office opened in 1887, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church. Below: maps from 1949 on.

1887first post office
1on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Deep River began

When was Deep River founded?

1887

The Deep River post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 217139 years
Founding year: the first Deep River post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Deep River’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

Deep River, in brief

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

Deep River is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wahkiakum County, Washington, northwest of the town of Cathlamet and east of the city of Long Beach. In 2020, the population was estimated to be 159. The CDP includes the Svensens Landing community. The Deep River community is part of the Naselle-Grays River Valley School District, a K-12 school district of about 670 students.

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 204 to 217 (+6%).

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

Timeline

Deep River, 1887 to 1975

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Deep River post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1914Born hereDel Bjork is born here
  5. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1975Post officeThe Deep River post office closes
By decade

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On the map

Deep River on the map, 1949 to 1984

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

Deep River on the 1949 USGS mapDeep River on the 1955 USGS mapDeep River on the 1973 USGS mapDeep River on the 1984 USGS map1949Rosburg sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Deep River.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Deep River

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

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first listed
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Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church
Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church
Buildings
Deep River Pioneer Lutheran ChurchBuilding

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

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Deep River had its own post office from 1887 to 1975.

Deep River
1887–1975
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Svensens Landing

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

RosburgIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrays River1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Deep River’s history

What year was Deep River founded?

The Deep River post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Deep River?

One place: the Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church (listed 1974).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.