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Welcome to Point Terrace ...

Point Terrace is located in Lane County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Point Terrace, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Terrace, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Point Terrace: Pt. Terrace

Point Terrace is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Point Terrace: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities near Point Terrace ...

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

  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunes City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
    • Dunes City is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Swisshome
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westlake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gardiner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blachly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yachats
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yachats have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yachats
    • Yachats is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yachats <5>
  • Noti
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Terrace ...

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

Adding Point Terrace to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Terrace post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Terrace.

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Terrace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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