Seahaven (historical) Pacific County, Washington
SEA HAVEN: Abandoned townsite on the south shore of the Willapa River, northwest of South Bend. The town of Sea Haven was established in 1889 on a tract of tideland belonging to Thomas Potter. The name was suggested by the pastoral setting and was devised to entice investors. The Sea Haven Land Company (Thomas Potter, William Potter, Herman Trott, John Dobson and others) was formed by land speculators who gambled on Sea Haven becoming the terminus of a railroad connection with the north shore of the Columbia River. In 1890, Sea Haven had a bank, a newspaper The Western World, a large hotel, several stores and residential dwellings. A post office was established Aug. 21, 1890. When the proposed railroad from the north shore of the Columbia River did not appear, the town failed and businesses moved to South Bend. The post office was closed Nov. 5, 1891. Sea Haven was an abandoned townsite by 1900.
“A Name for Every Place Around Pacific County, from A to Z.” Chinook Observer, 13 May 2013, https://chinookobserver.com/2013/05/13/a-name-for-every-place-around-pacific-county-from-a-to-z/.
Mapped Location
Seahaven (historical): The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Seahaven (historical)
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Seahaven (historical)
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
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| Seahaven (historical) | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Seahaven (historical)
References to Seahaven (historical) that document the origin of its place name
SEAHAVEN, in Pacific County. "The town of Seahaven, at mouth of the Willapa River, was founded about 1889 and was located on a tract of tide land belonging to Thomas Potter. The moving spirits in the townsite proposition were Herman Trott of Saint Paul, Minn., John Dobson, Frank Donahue, N. B. Coffman and others of Chehalis, Wash. In 1890, it had a bank, a newspaper, a large hotel and several buildings. All of them have long ago disappeared or have been moved to South Bend and the place is again a fine dairy farm." (F. A. Hazeltine, of South Bend, in Names MSS. Letter 91)
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Last updated: 2026-09-27