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Etelka

Ghost town · Coos 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

Etelka is a ghost town in Coos County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Coos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Etelka as a historical populated place on the Powers 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 42.9623° N, 124.1095° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePowers
Elevation143 ft
Nearest living townPowers, OR
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1154488
Coordinates42.96233, -124.10954

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What's there now

Etelka is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Powers, OR (population 645), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 143 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 Etelka?

Etelka is in Coos County, Oregon, at 42.9623, -124.1095.

How many ghost towns are in Coos County?

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

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