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Camp Carson

Ghost town · Union County, Oregon

Limber Jim Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Limber Jim Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Camp Carson is a ghost town in Union County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Camp Carson as a historical populated place on the Limber Jim Creek 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 45.0360° N, 118.2955° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLimber Jim Creek
Elevation5,509 ft
Nearest living townGranite, OR
Distance to it16.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1129456
Coordinates45.03597, -118.29550

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What's there now

Camp Carson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Granite, OR (population 80), about 16.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,509 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 Camp Carson?

Camp Carson is in Union County, Oregon, at 45.0360, -118.2955.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Oregon has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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