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Galloway

Ghost town · Morrow County, Oregon

Butter Creek Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Butter Creek Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Galloway is a ghost town in Morrow County, Oregon. It is one of 2 former communities in Morrow County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Galloway as a historical populated place on the Butter Creek Junction 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 45.5579° N, 119.4459° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleButter Creek Junction
Elevation1,310 ft
Nearest living townLexington, OR
Distance to it14 miles
GNIS feature ID1121047
Coordinates45.55790, -119.44585

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What's there now

Galloway is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lexington, OR (population 138), about 14 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,310 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 Galloway?

Galloway is in Morrow County, Oregon, at 45.5579, -119.4459.

How many ghost towns are in Morrow County?

Morrow County, Oregon has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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