Welcome to Pistol River ...

Pistol River is located in Curry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pistol River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Pistol River: Pistol Riv.

Pistol River is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Pistol River: (541) and (458)<3>

Communities near Pistol River ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Pistol River.

• Brookings
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookings
  • Brookings is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookings <4>
• Gold Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach
  • Gold Beach is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Beach <4>
• Wedderburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedderburn
  • Wedderburn is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedderburn <4>
• Nesika Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesika Beach
  • Nesika Beach is located in Curry County
• Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
  • Harbor is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor <4>
• Ophir
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <4>
• Agness
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agness
  • Agness is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agness <4>
• Smith River
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith River
  • Smith River is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith River <4>
• Fort Dick
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dick
  • Fort Dick is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dick <4>

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 Pistol River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pistol River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pistol River. 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 Pistol River.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pistol River ...

Looking for more information about Pistol River? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pistol River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pistol River.

Adding Pistol River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pistol River 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 Pistol River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pistol River post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pistol River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/

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