Caleb
Ghost town · Wheeler County, Oregon

Caleb is a ghost town in Wheeler County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Wheeler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caleb as a historical populated place on the Frog Hollow 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 44.5235° N, 119.9122° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Frog Hollow |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,850 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mitchell, OR |
| Distance to it | 12.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1131017 |
| Coordinates | 44.52347, -119.91222 |
What's there now
Caleb is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mitchell, OR (population 211), about 12.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,850 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Antoneghost town · Wheeler County · 6.2 mi
- Watermanghost town · Wheeler County · 6.7 mi
- Waldronghost town · Wheeler County · 15 mi
- Horse Heavenghost town · Jefferson County · 32.2 mi
- Kinzuaghost town · Wheeler County · 33 mi
- Lost Valleyghost town · Wheeler County · 37.1 mi
- Axehandleghost town · Jefferson County · 39.6 mi
- Donnybrookghost town · Jefferson County · 39.7 mi
- Trail Forkghost town · Gilliam County · 40.9 mi
- Ashwoodghost town · Jefferson County · 43.9 mi
- Caverhillghost town · Grant County · 44.9 mi
- Hardmanghost town · Morrow County · 46.1 mi
Questions
Where is Caleb?
Caleb is in Wheeler County, Oregon, at 44.5235, -119.9122.
How many ghost towns are in Wheeler County?
Wheeler County, Oregon has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.