Lavadoure
Ghost town · Douglas County, Oregon

Lavadoure is a ghost town in Douglas County, Oregon. It is one of 14 former communities in Douglas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lavadoure as a historical populated place on the Milo 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 42.9443° N, 123.1012° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Milo |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 895 ft |
| Nearest living town | Days Creek, OR |
| Distance to it | 3.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1132239 |
| Coordinates | 42.94429, -123.10117 |
What's there now
Lavadoure is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Days Creek, OR (population 148), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 895 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Perdueghost town · Douglas County · 1.4 mi
- Milo Academy Bridgecovered bridge · Douglas County · 3.3 mi
- Nuggetghost town · Douglas County · 6.8 mi
- Anchorghost town · Douglas County · 7.4 mi
- Neal Lane Bridgecovered bridge · Douglas County · 10.1 mi
- Horse Creek Bridgecovered bridge · Douglas County · 11 mi
- Boothghost town · Douglas County · 11.7 mi
- Buck Forkghost town · Douglas County · 11.9 mi
- Civil Bendghost town · Douglas County · 19.9 mi
- Asbestosghost town · Jackson County · 20.9 mi
- Cavitt Creek Bridgecovered bridge · Douglas County · 21.1 mi
- Goldenghost town · Josephine County · 21.5 mi
Questions
Where is Lavadoure?
Lavadoure is in Douglas County, Oregon, at 42.9443, -123.1012.
How many ghost towns are in Douglas County?
Douglas County, Oregon has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
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.