Welcome to Sightly ...

Sightly is located in Cowlitz County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sightly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Sightly is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sightly is located in the (360) area code.

Communities near Sightly ...

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

• Longview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
• Kelso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
• Castle Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <4>
• Rainier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <4>
• Winlock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winlock <4>
• Mossyrock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossyrock
  • Mossyrock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossyrock <4>
• Toledo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <4>
• Vader
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vader
  • Vader is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vader <4>
• Prescott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
• Ostrander
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
  • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz 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 Sightly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sightly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sightly ...

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

Adding Sightly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sightly post office opened in 1884.

We also found Sightly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sightly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

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