Pacific County, Washington Pacific County, Washington Pacific County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,920. Its county seat is South Bend, and its largest city is Raymond. The county was formed by the government of Oregon Territory in February 1851 and is named for the Pacific Ocean. Pacific County is centered on Willapa Bay, a region that provides twenty-five percent of the United States oyster harvest, although forestry, fishing, and tourism are also significant elements of the county's economy. The area that now comprises Pacific County was part of Oregon Territory
California Pacific Railroad the route of the California Northern Railroad between Vallejo and Suisun and can be seen along portions of State Route 12. The original Cal-P line ran to Vallejo, not along the present main line route through the Suisun Marsh between Suisun – Benicia – Martinez. The Southern Pacific line between Martinez and Sacramento (or perhaps Oakland and Sacramento) was informally known as the "Cal-P" after the original builder of the line, the California Pacific Railroad. California Pacific purchased the Napa Valley Rail Road at foreclosure on June 9, 1869. The Napa Valley Rail Road was built from the head of