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Barkley

Ghost town · Klamath County, Oregon

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

Barkley is a ghost town in Klamath County, Oregon. It is one of 13 former communities in Klamath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barkley as a historical populated place on the Modoc Point 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 42.3818° N, 121.8108° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleModoc Point
Elevation4,151 ft
Nearest living townRunning Y Ranch, OR
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1154951
Coordinates42.38181, -121.81084

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What's there now

Barkley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Running Y Ranch, OR (population 841), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,151 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 Barkley?

Barkley is in Klamath County, Oregon, at 42.3818, -121.8108.

How many ghost towns are in Klamath County?

Klamath County, Oregon has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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