The community was named by Marie F. Pollock, who began selling lots in the development in 1935.
Tierra del mar is
Spanish for "land by the sea". In 1990, author
Ralph Friedman described Tierra del Mar as a "growing toss of houses".
Projected location of Facebook submarine cable Beginning in 2019, Tierra del Mar residents voiced opposition to
Facebook subsidiary
Edge Cable Holdings, USA's planned transpacific cable crossing to Asia, known as the JUPITER Cable System. Tillamook County approved the plan in January 2020. According to Facebook, Tierra del Mar is a likely site for a new branch of a fibre optic
undersea telecommunications cable. Edge Cable Holdings, USA, purchased a beachfront property about the size of 10
tennis courts for $495,000 from former University of Oregon football player
Joey Harrington in 2018. ==See also==