Mist, Oregon

Mist, Oregon
Mist is located in Oregon
Mist
Mist
Location within the state of Oregon
Mist is located in the United States
Mist
Mist
Mist (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°59′47″N 123°15′19″W / 45.99639°N 123.25528°W / 45.99639; -123.25528
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyColumbia
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97016
Area code(s)503 and 971

Mist is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. Formerly called Riverside, the place was renamed in 1888 for the atmospheric conditions of the Nehalem Valley.[1] The first land claims in the area had been made circa 1870.[2] The original Riverside post office was closed in 1975.[1]

  1. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 652. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  2. ^ Connolly, Thomas J.; Bland, Richard L.; Tonsfeldt, Ward (Fall 2011). "Tracking the Kerry Line: Evidence From a Logging Railroad Camp in the Nehalem Valley, Oregon" (PDF). Journal of Northwest Anthropology. 45 (22). Richland, Washington: Northwest Anthropology: 199–208. ISSN 1538-2834. Retrieved February 26, 2014.