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Boardman

Ghost town · Sherman County, Oregon

Moro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Moro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boardman is a ghost town in Sherman County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Sherman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boardman as a historical populated place on the Moro 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 45.4026° N, 120.6664° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoro
Elevation2,324 ft
Nearest living townGrass Valley, OR
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1130974
Coordinates45.40263, -120.66644

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What's there now

Boardman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grass Valley, OR (population 161), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,324 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 Boardman?

Boardman is in Sherman County, Oregon, at 45.4026, -120.6664.

How many ghost towns are in Sherman County?

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

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