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Bohna

Ghost town · Malheur County, Oregon

Westfall Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500)
Westfall Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bohna is a ghost town in Malheur County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Malheur County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bohna as a historical populated place on the South Mountain 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 43.7804° N, 117.8260° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSouth Mountain
Elevation2,721 ft
Nearest living townHarper, OR
Distance to it11.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1154064
Coordinates43.78044, -117.82601

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What's there now

Bohna is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harper, OR (population 159), about 11.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,721 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 Bohna?

Bohna is in Malheur County, Oregon, at 43.7804, -117.8260.

How many ghost towns are in Malheur County?

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

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