Wayfarrow

Brownlee

Ghost town · Baker County, Oregon

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

Brownlee is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon, recorded as human settlement in Oregon, United States of America. It is one of 18 former communities in Baker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Brownlee 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 44.8115° N, 116.9340° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,270 ft
Nearest living townHalfway, OR
Distance to it9.8 miles
Coordinates44.81150, -116.93400

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Brownlee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Halfway, OR (population 379), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,270 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Brownlee?

Brownlee is in Baker County, Oregon, at 44.8115, -116.9340.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

Baker County, Oregon has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.