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Dorena

Ghost town · Lane County, Oregon

Lowell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500)
Lowell quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dorena is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon. It is one of 20 former communities in Lane County on the federal names register. No county in Oregon has more among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dorena as a historical populated place on the Dorena Lake 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 43.7754° N, 122.9284° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDorena Lake
Elevation836 ft
Nearest living townCottage Grove, OR
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1699691
Coordinates43.77540, -122.92841

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What's there now

Dorena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cottage Grove, OR (population 10,630), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 836 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 Dorena?

Dorena is in Lane County, Oregon, at 43.7754, -122.9284.

How many ghost towns are in Lane County?

Lane County, Oregon has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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