Barview is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Tillamook County

Tillamook County, Oregon

Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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. According to Oregon Geographic Names

Oregon Geographic Names

Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon. , the book is in its seventh edition and is compiled and edited by Lewis L. McArthur, who took over from his father, Lewis A. McArthur, as of the fourth edition...

it was named in 1884 by L. C. Smith, who chose the name for the exceptional view of the bar at the entrance to Tillamook Bay

Tillamook Bay

Tillamook Bay is a small inlet of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 6 mi long and 2 mi wide, on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Oregon...

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Geography

Barview is located near two other unincorporated communities in Tillamook County, Twin Rocks

Twin Rocks, Oregon

Twin Rocks is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. Oregon Geographic Names states that Twin Rocks was named for two 100-foot-high rocks offshore in the Pacific Ocean. A post office was established to serve the summer resort community in Twin...

 and Watseco. The three communities are located along the 3-mile stretch of U.S. Route 101

U.S. Route 101

U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101, is an important north–south U.S. highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States...

 between the cities of Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Rockaway Beach is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,267 at the 2000 census.-History:The community of Rockaway was established as a seaside resort in 1909 by the Rockaway Beach Company. It was named after Rockaway Beach on Long Island in New York. Rockaway post...

 and Garibaldi

Garibaldi, Oregon

Garibaldi is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The population was 895 in 2007 according to Portland State University.-History:...

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Tillamook Life Saving Station

The Tillamook Life Saving Station, designed by Victor Mindeleff and built in 1908, is located in Bayview. The building and adjacent boathouse are vacant and has been damaged by a car crash, a leaking sewer main, and neglect. With the future of the building in flux, it is one of ten entries on the Historic Preservation League of Oregon

Historic Preservation League of Oregon

The Historic Preservation League of Oregon is a 501 nonprofit corporation with a mission to “Preserve, Reuse, and Pass Forward Oregon’s Historic Resources to Ensure Livable, Sustainable Communities." Formed in Eugene, Oregon, in 1976, the HPLO was officially incorporated in 1977 and relocated to...

's Most Endangered Places in Oregon 2011 list.