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Welcome to Fisher ...

Fisher is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fisher, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Fisher is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fisher: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Fisher ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Fisher - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Fisher ...

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

  • Waldport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Yachats
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tidewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Westwood Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Alpha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpha is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Alsea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillicum Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tillicum Beach is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum Beach
  • Deadwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Blachly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swisshome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fisher ...

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

Adding Fisher to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fisher 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 (so far) for Fisher was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fisher post office opened in 1892. The Fisher post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fisher.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Fisher - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Fisher area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Fisher area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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