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Necanicum

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท OREGON

A historical populated place in Clatsop County, Oregon, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Necanicum
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Oregon
County
Clatsop County
USGS Map
Necanicum Junction
Coordinates
45.9067768, -123.7848551
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GNIS Feature ID
1132345

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Board on Geographic Names (BGN) 1915 previously and incorrectly applied to Necanicum Junction - 9710.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1132345. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey 1981-12-31 00:00:00 Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981) Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files.
  • Text McArthur, Lewis, A. and Lewis L. Oregon Geographic Names, Headings 1992-12-31 00:00:00 Oregon Historical Press, 6th ed., 957pp.
  • Text U.S. Board on Geographic Names Geographic Names Post Phase I Board/Staff Revisions 2000-01-01 00:00:00 Board decisions referenced after Phase I data compilation or staff researched non-controversial names.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.