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Golden

Ghost town · Josephine County, Oregon

Glendale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Glendale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Golden is a ghost town in Josephine County, Oregon. It is one of 10 former communities in Josephine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Golden as a historical populated place: 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 42.6828° N, 123.3300° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townGlendale, OR
Distance to it6.3 miles
Coordinates42.68280, -123.33000

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What's there now

Golden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glendale, OR (population 719), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Unknown building (bar/saloon?) in w:Golden, Oregon.
Unknown building (bar/saloon?) in w:Golden, Oregon. · Tedder / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Golden?

Golden is in Josephine County, Oregon, at 42.6828, -123.3300.

How many ghost towns are in Josephine County?

Josephine County, Oregon has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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