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Friend

Ghost town · Wasco County, Oregon

Friend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Friend quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Friend is a ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, recorded as community in Oregon, USA. It is one of 5 former communities in Wasco County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Friend as a historical populated place on the Friend 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 45.3468° N, 121.2673° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFriend
Elevation2,447 ft
Nearest living townPine Hollow, OR
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1142483
Coordinates45.34678, -121.26729

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What's there now

Friend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pine Hollow, OR (population 472), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,447 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 Friend?

Friend is in Wasco County, Oregon, at 45.3468, -121.2673.

How many ghost towns are in Wasco County?

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

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