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Carey

Ghost town · Polk County, Oregon

Dallas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Dallas quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carey is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carey as a historical populated place on the Falls City 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 44.8610° N, 123.4109° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFalls City
Elevation321 ft
Nearest living townFalls City, OR
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1163515
Coordinates44.86095, -123.41094

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What's there now

Carey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Falls City, OR (population 1,222), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 321 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 Carey?

Carey is in Polk County, Oregon, at 44.8610, -123.4109.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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