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Bachelor Flat

Ghost town · Columbia County, Oregon

St. Helens quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
St. Helens quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bachelor Flat is a ghost town in Columbia County, Oregon. It is one of 4 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bachelor Flat as a historical populated place on the Saint Helens 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 45.8479° N, 122.8679° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Helens
Elevation260 ft
Nearest living townWarren, OR
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1163992
Coordinates45.84789, -122.86788

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What's there now

Bachelor Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Warren, OR (population 1,459), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 260 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 Bachelor Flat?

Bachelor Flat is in Columbia County, Oregon, at 45.8479, -122.8679.

How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?

Columbia County, Oregon has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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