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Welcome to Idaville ...

Idaville is located in Tillamook County<1>.


The location of Idaville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Idaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Idaville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Idaville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Idaville: (503) and (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Idaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Idaville - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Idaville.

Communities near Idaville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Idaville.

  • Tillamook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockaway Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garibaldi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garibaldi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi
    • Garibaldi is located in Tillamook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garibaldi <5>
  • Manzanita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
    • Manzanita is located in Tillamook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanita <5>
  • Wheeler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Tillamook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <5>
  • Nehalem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bayocean ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayocean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayocean
    • Bayocean is located in Tillamook County
  • Cape Meares
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Meares have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Meares
    • Cape Meares is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Meares <5>
  • Barview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Tillamook County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Idaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Idaville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Idaville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idaville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Idaville. See our Newspapers Page for Idaville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idaville ...

Looking for more information about Idaville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Idaville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Idaville.

Adding Idaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Idaville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Idaville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Idaville post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Idaville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Idaville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Tillamook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Idaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (971) is an overlay for area code (503).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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