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Althouse

Ghost town · Josephine County, Oregon

Cave Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Cave Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Althouse is a ghost town in Josephine County, Oregon. It is one of 10 former communities in Josephine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Althouse as a historical populated place on the Holland 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 42.1262° N, 123.5776° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHolland
Elevation1,432 ft
Nearest living townCave Junction, OR
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1154569
Coordinates42.12623, -123.57757

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What's there now

Althouse is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cave Junction, OR (population 1,701), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,432 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Althouse?

Althouse is in Josephine County, Oregon, at 42.1262, -123.5776.

How many ghost towns are in Josephine County?

Josephine County, Oregon has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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