Barnesdale, OR

Barnesdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. Barnesdale was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census. The CDP is in northern Tillamook County, in the valley of Foley Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Nehalem River. The district's comprehensive high school is Neah-Kah-Nie High School. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Barnesdale, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Barnesdale, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Miami-Foley Road is the main road through the community, leading north for 5 miles to Oregon Route 53, from where it is a further 3 miles to Nehalem along U.S. Route 101. The county is in the Tillamook Bay Community College.