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Ballston

Ghost town · Polk County, Oregon

Sheridan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Sheridan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ballston is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ballston as a historical populated place: 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 45.0668° N, 123.3210° W.

Key facts

Elevation185 ft
Nearest living townSheridan, OR
Distance to it4.3 miles
Coordinates45.06680, -123.32100

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What's there now

Ballston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sheridan, OR (population 6,462), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 185 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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w:Ballston, Oregon · M.O. Stevens / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Ballston?

Ballston is in Polk County, Oregon, at 45.0668, -123.3210.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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