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Welcome to Fishhawk ...

So far, we found very little information about Fishhawk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fishhawk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fishhawk, please Contact Us.

Fishhawk would have been located within present day Columbia County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fishhawk, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fishhawk is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fishhawk was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fishhawk would have been located in the (503) & (971)<5> area codes.

Communities near Fishhawk ...

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

  • Vernonia
  • Rainier
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
    • Rainier lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> to the east of Fishhawk.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rainier
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier<7>
  • Clatskanie
  • Cathlamet
  • Westport
  • Pittsburg
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<6> to the southeast of Fishhawk.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pittsburg
  • Quincy
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> to the northeast of Fishhawk.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Quincy
  • East Cathlamet
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • East Cathlamet lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<6> to the north of Fishhawk.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Cathlamet
  • Clifton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> to the northwest of Fishhawk.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Clifton
  • Mayger
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Mayger lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<6> to the northeast of Fishhawk.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mayger

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

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

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

Adding Fishhawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishhawk in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fishhawk was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishhawk.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fishhawk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fishhawk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (971) is an overlay for area code (503).
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fishhawk) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Fishhawk. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from FishhawkOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fishhawk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0037, Longitude: -123.3341       In this case, the coordinates for Fishhawk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

 

 

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