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Bertha

Ghost town · Multnomah County, Oregon

Oregon City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Oregon City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bertha is a ghost town in Multnomah County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Multnomah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bertha as a historical populated place on the Lake Oswego 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 45.4776° N, 122.6982° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Oswego
Elevation467 ft
Nearest living townRaleigh Hills, OR
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1167032
Coordinates45.47762, -122.69815

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What's there now

Bertha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Raleigh Hills, OR (population 6,669), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 467 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 Bertha?

Bertha is in Multnomah County, Oregon, at 45.4776, -122.6982.

How many ghost towns are in Multnomah County?

Multnomah County, Oregon has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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