Welcome to Willapa ...

Willapa is located in Pacific County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Willapa: WILL-uh-puh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willapa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Willapa is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Willapa lies within the (360) area code.

Communities near Willapa ...

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

• Raymond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Pacific County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>
• South Bend
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Pe Ell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
  • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <5>
• Lebam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebam
  • Lebam is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebam <5>
• Bay Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Center
  • Bay Center is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Center <5>
• Tokeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokeland
  • Tokeland is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokeland <5>
• Doty
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
  • Doty is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doty <5>
• Melbourne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
• Oysterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oysterville
  • Oysterville is located in Pacific County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oysterville <5>
• Central Park
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
  • Central Park 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 Willapa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willapa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willapa ...

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

Adding Willapa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willapa 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 Willapa was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Willapa on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willapa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willapa. 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/