Wayfarrow

Kyser

Ghost town · Columbia County, Oregon

Mayger quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Mayger quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kyser is a ghost town in Columbia County, Oregon. It is one of 4 former communities in Columbia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kyser as a historical populated place on the Delena 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 46.0665° N, 123.0776° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDelena
Elevation649 ft
Nearest living townRainier, OR
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1132328
Coordinates46.06650, -123.07761

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Kyser is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rainier, OR (population 1,859), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 649 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Kyser?

Kyser is in Columbia County, Oregon, at 46.0665, -123.0776.

How many ghost towns are in Columbia County?

Columbia County, Oregon has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.