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Kinzua

Ghost town · Wheeler County, Oregon

Kinzua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500)
Kinzua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kinzua is a ghost town in Wheeler County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Wheeler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kinzua as a historical populated place on the Kinzua 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 44.9896° N, 120.0589° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKinzua
Elevation3,408 ft
Nearest living townFossil, OR
Distance to it7.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1158308
Coordinates44.98958, -120.05891

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What's there now

Kinzua is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fossil, OR (population 448), about 7.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,408 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Clubhouse of the Kinzua Golf Club in Kinzua in the U.S. state of Oregon. The club's course, in a forest that formerly supported a lumber company town, has only
Clubhouse of the Kinzua Golf Club in Kinzua in the U.S. state of Oregon. The club's course, in a forest that formerly supported a lumber company town, has only · Finetooth / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Kinzua?

Kinzua is in Wheeler County, Oregon, at 44.9896, -120.0589.

How many ghost towns are in Wheeler County?

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

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