Elsie, Oregon | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Elsie |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Oregon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Clatsop |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 453 |
Coordinates: | 45.8656°N -123.5947°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97138 |
Area Code: | 503 and 971 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1136261 |
Elsie is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is located in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, west of the junction of Oregon Route 103 and U.S. Route 26 where the roads cross the Nehalem River.
Elsie was named after Elsie Foster, who was a relative of George Gragg, the first postmaster.[1] Elsie post office was established in 1892 and closed in 1943.[1]
Camp 18 is a restaurant and logging museum in Elsie.[2] The restaurant is built in the style of a log cabin, using local timber.[2] The building includes an 85-foot ridge pole and front doors that weigh 500 pounds each.[2]