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Grossman

Ghost town · Wallowa County, Oregon

Promise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Promise quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Grossman is a ghost town in Wallowa County, Oregon. It is one of 7 former communities in Wallowa County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Grossman as a historical populated place on the Promise 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 45.8054° N, 117.5816° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePromise
Elevation4,198 ft
Nearest living townWallowa, OR
Distance to it16.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1152836
Coordinates45.80542, -117.58157

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What's there now

Grossman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wallowa, OR (population 609), about 16.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,198 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 Grossman?

Grossman is in Wallowa County, Oregon, at 45.8054, -117.5816.

How many ghost towns are in Wallowa County?

Wallowa County, Oregon has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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