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Indian Valley

Ghost town · Union County, Oregon

Elgin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Elgin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Indian Valley is a ghost town in Union County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Indian Valley as a historical populated place on the Elgin 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 45.5179° N, 117.8844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElgin
Elevation2,840 ft
Nearest living townElgin, OR
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1152831
Coordinates45.51792, -117.88438

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What's there now

Indian Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elgin, OR (population 1,592), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,840 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 Indian Valley?

Indian Valley is in Union County, Oregon, at 45.5179, -117.8844.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

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

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