Welcome to Fort Canby ...

Fort Canby is located in Pacific County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Canby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Canby: Ft. Canby

Fort Canby is near sea level<2>.

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

Fort Canby lies within the (360) area code.

Communities near Fort Canby ...

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

• Astoria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <3>
• Warrenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <3>
• Gearhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
  • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <3>
• Long Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <3>
• Hammond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Clatsop County (OR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
• Breakers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
  • Breakers is located in Pacific County
• Chinook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
  • Chinook is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <3>
• Megler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
  • Megler is located in Pacific County
• Naselle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naselle
  • Naselle is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naselle <3>
• Jeffers Garden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
  • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County (OR)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Canby ...

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

Adding Fort Canby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Canby 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 Fort Canby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Canby post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Canby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pacific County: www.co.pacific.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/