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Caviness

Ghost town · Malheur County, Oregon

Clover Creek Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500)
Clover Creek Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Caviness is a ghost town in Malheur County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Malheur County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caviness as a historical populated place on the Scratch Post Butte 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 44.2332° N, 117.8177° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScratch Post Butte
Elevation4,488 ft
Nearest living townBrogan, OR
Distance to it14.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1131935
Coordinates44.23321, -117.81770

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What's there now

Caviness is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brogan, OR (population 22), about 14.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,488 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 Caviness?

Caviness is in Malheur County, Oregon, at 44.2332, -117.8177.

How many ghost towns are in Malheur County?

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

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