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Welcome to Mishawaka ...

Mishawaka is located in Clatsop County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mishawaka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

When the people of Mishawaka refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Mishawakan<2>

Mishawaka is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Mishawaka: 503 & 971<4>

Communities Also Named Mishawaka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mishawaka - they are located in Colorado and Indiana.

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

Communities near Mishawaka ...

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

  • Seaside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Vernonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cannon Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Nehalem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Keasey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Foss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Foss is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Timber
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mishawaka ...

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

Adding Mishawaka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mishawaka 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 Mishawaka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mishawaka post office opened in 1878. The Mishawaka post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mishawaka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clatsop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Mishawaka refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Mishawaka may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mishawaka - 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 Mishawaka area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Mishawaka 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/