Welcome to Oretown ...

Oretown is located in Tillamook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oretown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Oretown is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oretown: 503 & 971<3>

Communities near Oretown ...

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

• Lincoln City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Lincoln City is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <5>
• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Tillamook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <5>
• Hebo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebo
  • Hebo is located in Tillamook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hebo
  • From Oretown to Hebo
• Bellwood ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bellwood
  • From Oretown to Bellwood
• Dolph ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
  • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dolph
  • From Oretown to Dolph
• Otis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Otis is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Otis
  • From Oretown to Otis
• Beaver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Tillamook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beaver
  • From Oretown to Beaver
• Neotsu
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neotsu
  • Neotsu is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neotsu <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Neotsu
  • From Oretown to Neotsu
• Rose Lodge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lodge
  • Rose Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Lodge <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rose Lodge
  • From Oretown to Rose Lodge
• Blaine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blaine
  • From Oretown to Blaine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oretown ...

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

Adding Oretown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oretown 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 Oretown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Oretown post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oretown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/

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