Welcome to Siltcoos ...

Siltcoos is located in Lane County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Siltcoos: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Siltcoos ...

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

Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
Reedsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reedsport is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsport <4>
Glenada
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenada is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenada
Gardiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gardiner is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <4>
Point Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point Terrace is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
Umpqua City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
Mapleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <4>
Winchester Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester Bay <4>
Swisshome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swisshome is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisshome
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swisshome <4>
Deadwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deadwood is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <4>

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 (so far) for Siltcoos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Siltcoos post office opened in 1916. The Siltcoos post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siltcoos.

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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Siltcoos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Siltcoos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Siltcoos area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/