Welcome to McGowan ...

McGowan is located on the Oregon border (on the Columbia River).

McGowan is located in Pacific County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of McGowan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

McGowan is near sea level<3>.

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

McGowan lies within the (360) area code.

Communities Also Named McGowan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McGowan - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky and New York.

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

Communities near McGowan ...

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

• Astoria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
• Seaside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
  • Seaside is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaside <4>
• Warrenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Gearhart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
  • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <4>
• Long Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Ilwaco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
  • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <4>
• Hammond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Jeffers Garden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
  • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)
• Tongue Point Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
  • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County (OR)
• Fort Canby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
  • Fort Canby is located in Pacific 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 McGowan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGowan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGowan ...

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

Adding McGowan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McGowan 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 McGowan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McGowan post office opened in 1901.

We also found McGowan mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McGowan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/