History · Neotsu

Neotsu’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Neotsu. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Neotsu is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, on the northern shore of Devils Lake across from Lincoln City. Neotsu has a post office with ZIP code 97364. The community is on the 45th parallel north. State representative David Gomberg is from Neotsu.

Half of its homes were built before 1981.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Neotsu yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Neotsu is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Neotsu has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dorchester House in Lincoln City, 1.6 miles away.

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dorchester House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Neotsu?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Neotsu’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history

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