Welcome to Siltcoos ...

Siltcoos is located in Lane County<1>.

The location of Siltcoos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Siltcoos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Siltcoos is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Siltcoos: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities near Siltcoos ...

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

• Florence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Reedsport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsport
  • Reedsport is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsport <5>
• Gardiner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <5>
• Point Terrace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
  • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
• Umpqua City ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpqua City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
  • Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
• Mapleton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <5>
• Winchester Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Bay
  • Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester Bay <5>
• Swisshome
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisshome
  • Swisshome is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisshome <5>
• Deadwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <5>
• Scottsburg ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siltcoos ...

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

Adding Siltcoos to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Siltcoos post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siltcoos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Siltcoos. 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/