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Elk Flat

Ghost town · Union County, Oregon

Cricket Flat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Cricket Flat quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elk Flat is a ghost town in Union County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elk Flat as a historical populated place on the Cricket Flat 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 45.5693° N, 117.8191° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCricket Flat
Elevation3,335 ft
Nearest living townElgin, OR
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID1129476
Coordinates45.56931, -117.81910

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What's there now

Elk Flat is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elgin, OR (population 1,592), about 5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,335 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 Elk Flat?

Elk Flat is in Union County, Oregon, at 45.5693, -117.8191.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Oregon has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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