Sandlake is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.[1] It lies between Tillamook and Pacific City along Sandlake Road west of U.S. Route 101.[2]

Sandlake
The eponymous lake
The eponymous lake
Sandlake is located in Oregon
Sandlake
Sandlake
Sandlake is located in the United States
Sandlake
Sandlake
Coordinates: 45°18′11″N 123°55′24″W / 45.30306°N 123.92333°W / 45.30306; -123.92333
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyTillamook
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code503
GNIS feature ID1149049[1]
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[1]

The community is named after a nearby body of water called Sand Lake along the Pacific coast. Postal authorities established a post office at this location on July 10, 1890, naming it Hembree after the first postmaster, A. J. Hembree. It was renamed Sandlake on January 18, 1898. The office remained open until May 1956.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sandlake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. April 14, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 26. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 846. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.