Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gray Gables. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pacific Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pacific Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pacific Beach. 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 Pacific Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pacific Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Pacific Beach.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pacific Beach ...
Looking for more information about Pacific Beach? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Pacific Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pacific Beach.
Adding Pacific Beach to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pacific Beach 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 Pacific Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Pacific Beach post office opened in 1907.
We also found Pacific Beach on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).
If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grays Harbor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pacific Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Pacific Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Pacific Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pacific Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pacific Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: