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>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishhawk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fishhawk is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fishhawk was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Fishhawk was located: 503 & 971<4>
Communities near Fishhawk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fishhawk.
- Vernonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rainier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clatskanie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cathlamet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keasey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Cliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 (so far) for Fishhawk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fishhawk post office opened in 1890. The Fishhawk post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishhawk.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fishhawk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Fishhawk area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Fishhawk area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |