Welcome to Wauna ...

Wauna is located in Clatsop County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wauna: (503) and (971)<4>

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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• 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
• 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 <5>
• Brookfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
• Fishhawk ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Columbia County
• Svensen Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
  • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
• Dahlia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
  • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)

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>

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/