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Emigrant Springs

Ghost town · Sherman County, Oregon

Wasco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Wasco quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Emigrant Springs is a ghost town in Sherman County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Sherman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Emigrant Springs as a historical populated place on the Klondike 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 45.6226° N, 120.5626° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKlondike
Elevation1,261 ft
Nearest living townWasco, OR
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1120501
Coordinates45.62263, -120.56255

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What's there now

Emigrant Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wasco, OR (population 523), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,261 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 Emigrant Springs?

Emigrant Springs is in Sherman County, Oregon, at 45.6226, -120.5626.

How many ghost towns are in Sherman County?

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

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