Welcome to Ocosta ...

Ocosta is located at Grays Harbor.

Ocosta is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Ocosta, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

The pronunciation of Ocosta: oh-KAHS-tuh<3>

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

Ocosta is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Ocosta is located in the (360) area code.

Websites for Ocosta ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ocosta, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ocosta ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
• Hoquiam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
  • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <5>
• Ocean Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Shores
  • Ocean Shores is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Shores <5>
• Westport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <5>
• South Bend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <5>
• Cosmopolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
  • Cosmopolis is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <5>
• Grayland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • Grayland is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayland <5>
• Grays Harbor City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
  • Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
• Gray Gables
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
  • Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
• Oyehut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyehut
  • Oyehut is located in Grays Harbor 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 Ocosta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocosta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocosta ...

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

Adding Ocosta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocosta 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 Ocosta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ocosta post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocosta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

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