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Denver

Ghost town · Clatsop County, Oregon

Saddle Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Saddle Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Denver is a ghost town in Clatsop County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Clatsop County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Denver as a historical populated place on the Vinemaple 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 45.9512° N, 123.5679° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVinemaple
Elevation648 ft
Nearest living townSvensen, OR
Distance to it14.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1132216
Coordinates45.95122, -123.56791

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What's there now

Denver is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Svensen, OR (population 897), about 14.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 648 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 Denver?

Denver is in Clatsop County, Oregon, at 45.9512, -123.5679.

How many ghost towns are in Clatsop County?

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

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