Welcome to Wauna ...
Wauna is located in Clatsop County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wauna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Wauna is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Wauna lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wauna: 503 & 971<3>
Communities Also Named Wauna ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wauna - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wauna.
Communities near Wauna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wauna.
- Clatskanie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie
- Clatskanie is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatskanie <4>
- Cathlamet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathlamet
- Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathlamet <4>
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Clatsop County
- Brownsmead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
- Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
- Eagle Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
- Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Skamokawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamokawa
- Skamokawa is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skamokawa <4>
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Oak Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Columbia County
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 Wauna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wauna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wauna. 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 Wauna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wauna. See our Newspapers Page for Wauna.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wauna ...
Looking for more information about Wauna? 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 Wauna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wauna.
Adding Wauna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wauna 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 Wauna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Wauna post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wauna.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wauna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/
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 Clatsop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wauna - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Wauna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Wauna 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |