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Boyd

Ghost town · Wasco County, Oregon

Dufur East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Dufur East quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Boyd is a ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon. It is one of 5 former communities in Wasco County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Boyd 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 45.4893° N, 121.0823° W.

Key facts

Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation1,225 ft
Nearest living townDufur, OR
Distance to it3.4 miles
Coordinates45.48929, -121.08229

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What's there now

Boyd is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dufur, OR (population 841), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,225 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

1908 Photograph of Boyd, unknown photographer, from the collection of Inez R. Gilhousen, held by the Gilhousen Family Association. Digital file (c)2005 GFA with
1908 Photograph of Boyd, unknown photographer, from the collection of Inez R. Gilhousen, held by the Gilhousen Family Association. Digital file (c)2005 GFA with · Jgilhousen at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Boyd?

Boyd is in Wasco County, Oregon, at 45.4893, -121.0823.

How many ghost towns are in Wasco County?

Wasco County, Oregon has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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