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Jett

Ghost town · Baker County, Oregon

Huntington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Huntington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jett is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon. It is one of 18 former communities in Baker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jett as a historical populated place on the Lime 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 44.4263° N, 117.3121° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLime
Elevation2,283 ft
Nearest living townHuntington, OR
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1131844
Coordinates44.42627, -117.31213

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What's there now

Jett is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Huntington, OR (population 690), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,283 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 Jett?

Jett is in Baker County, Oregon, at 44.4263, -117.3121.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

Baker County, Oregon has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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