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Dencer

Ghost town · Marion County, Oregon

Sidney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:31,680)
Sidney quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dencer is a ghost town in Marion County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dencer as a historical populated place on the Sidney 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 44.8721° N, 123.0818° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSidney
Elevation665 ft
Nearest living townSalem, OR
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1130129
Coordinates44.87206, -123.08176

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What's there now

Dencer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salem, OR (population 176,666), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 665 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 Dencer?

Dencer is in Marion County, Oregon, at 44.8721, -123.0818.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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