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Eckley

Ghost town · Curry County, Oregon

Powers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Powers quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eckley is a ghost town in Curry County, Oregon. It is one of 5 former communities in Curry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eckley as a historical populated place on the Barklow Mountain 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 42.8387° N, 124.1845° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBarklow Mountain
Elevation476 ft
Nearest living townPowers, OR
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1154490
Coordinates42.83872, -124.18454

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What's there now

Eckley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Powers, OR (population 645), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 476 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 Eckley?

Eckley is in Curry County, Oregon, at 42.8387, -124.1845.

How many ghost towns are in Curry County?

Curry County, Oregon has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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