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Eddy

Ghost town · Gilliam County, Oregon

Arlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Arlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eddy is a ghost town in Gilliam County, Oregon. It is one of 8 former communities in Gilliam County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eddy as a historical populated place on the Arlington 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 45.7060° N, 120.1803° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArlington
Elevation407 ft
Nearest living townArlington, OR
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1131038
Coordinates45.70596, -120.18032

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What's there now

Eddy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arlington, OR (population 720), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 407 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 Eddy?

Eddy is in Gilliam County, Oregon, at 45.7060, -120.1803.

How many ghost towns are in Gilliam County?

Gilliam County, Oregon has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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