Calloway
Ghost town · Benton County, Oregon

Calloway is a ghost town in Benton County, Oregon. It is one of 2 former communities in Benton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 33rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Calloway as a historical populated place on the Lewisburg 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 44.6610° N, 123.2123° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Lewisburg |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 260 ft |
| Nearest living town | Adair Village, OR |
| Distance to it | 0.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1163463 |
| Coordinates | 44.66095, -123.21232 |
What's there now
Calloway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Adair Village, OR (population 1,140), about 0.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 260 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Orleansghost town · Linn County · 6.4 mi
- Irish Bend Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Benton County · 7.9 mi
- Buena Vistaghost town · Polk County · 8.1 mi
- Putnamghost town · Polk County · 9.3 mi
- Santiam Cityghost town · Marion County · 10 mi
- Lewisvilleghost town · Polk County · 10.4 mi
- Centralghost town · Linn County · 11.9 mi
- Ritner Creek Bridgecovered bridge · Polk County · 12.2 mi
- Harris Bridgecovered bridge · Benton County · 13.4 mi
- Burlingtonghost town · Linn County · 14.8 mi
- Gilkey Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 15.3 mi
- Cochraneghost town · Polk County · 15.5 mi
Questions
Where is Calloway?
Calloway is in Benton County, Oregon, at 44.6610, -123.2123.
How many ghost towns are in Benton County?
Benton County, Oregon has 2 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.