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, Oregon
Elderberry Inn
Elderberry Inn
Elsie is located in Oregon
Elsie
Elsie
Location within the state of Oregon
Elsie is located in the United States
Elsie
Elsie
Elsie (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°51′56″N 123°35′41″W / 45.86556°N 123.59472°W / 45.86556; -123.59472
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClatsop
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97138
Area code(s)503 and 971
GNIS feature ID1136261[1]

Elsie was named after Elsie Foster, who was a relative of George Gragg, the first postmaster.[2] Elsie post office was established in 1892 and closed in 1943.[2]

Camp 18 is a restaurant and logging museum in Elsie.[3] The restaurant is built in the style of a log cabin, using local timber.[3] The building includes an 85-foot ridge pole and front doors that weigh 500 pounds each.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elsie, Oregon
  2. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 328. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ^ a b c Camp 18 Logging Museum & Restaurant History
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