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Central

Ghost town · Linn County, Oregon

Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Central is a ghost town in Linn County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Linn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Central as a historical populated place on the Crabtree 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 44.6304° N, 122.9748° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrabtree
Elevation260 ft
Nearest living townCrabtree, OR
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1136961
Coordinates44.63040, -122.97481

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What's there now

Central is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crabtree, OR (population 717), about 3.4 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.

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Questions

Where is Central?

Central is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.6304, -122.9748.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

Linn County, Oregon has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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