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Alder

Ghost town · Wallowa County, Oregon

Enterprise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Enterprise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alder is a ghost town in Wallowa County, Oregon. It is one of 7 former communities in Wallowa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alder as a historical populated place on the Enterprise topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.3979° N, 117.2971° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEnterprise
Nearest living townEnterprise, OR
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1137056
Coordinates45.39793, -117.29712

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What's there now

Alder is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Enterprise, OR (population 2,145), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alder?

Alder is in Wallowa County, Oregon, at 45.3979, -117.2971.

How many ghost towns are in Wallowa County?

Wallowa County, Oregon has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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