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Welcome to Wecoma Beach ...

Wecoma Beach is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wecoma Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1949.

A typical abbreviation for Wecoma Beach: Wecoma Bch.

Wecoma Beach is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wecoma Beach: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities near Wecoma Beach ...

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

  • Depoe Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depoe Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoe Bay
    • Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depoe Bay <5>
  • Siletz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
    • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <5>
  • Cutler City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler City
    • Cutler City is located in Lincoln County
  • Kernville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
    • Kernville is located in Lincoln County
  • Rose Lodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gleneden Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Neskowin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
    • Lincoln Beach is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Beach <5>
  • Oretown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
    • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
  • Bellwood ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood 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 Wecoma Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wecoma Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wecoma Beach ...

Looking for more information about Wecoma Beach? 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 Wecoma Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wecoma Beach.

Adding Wecoma Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wecoma Beach 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 Wecoma Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wecoma Beach post office opened in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wecoma Beach.

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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 Lincoln, 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 Wecoma Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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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