[2] Barview is near two other unincorporated communities in Tillamook County, Twin Rocks and Watseco.

[3] The Tillamook Life Saving Station, designed by Victor Mindeleff and built in 1908, is in Barview.

It was part of the United States Life-Saving Service, which provided aid to mariners in distress.

The property, transferred to private ownership during World War II, is the only remaining such station in Oregon.

[4] The building and adjacent boathouse are vacant and neglected, and have sustained damage through a car crash and a leaking sewer main.