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Ghost town · Lincoln County, Oregon
Linville is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Linville as a historical populated place on the Tidewater 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 44.4415° N, 123.9768° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Tidewater |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 28 ft |
| Nearest living town | Waldport, OR |
| Distance to it | 4.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1153807 |
| Coordinates | 44.44151, -123.97678 |
What's there now
Linville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waldport, OR (population 2,025), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 28 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- North Fork of the Yachats Bridgecovered bridge · Lincoln County · 9.1 mi
- Glenghost town · Lincoln County · 9.4 mi
- Denzerghost town · Lincoln County · 10.3 mi
- Euclidghost town · Lincoln County · 10.8 mi
- Fisher School Bridgecovered bridge · Lincoln County · 12.3 mi
- Cleft of the Rock Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 12.4 mi
- Yaquina Bay Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 13.3 mi
- Elk City Bridgecovered bridge · Lincoln County · 13.4 mi
- Pioneer Cityghost town · Lincoln County · 14.8 mi
- Morrisonghost town · Lincoln County · 15.1 mi
- Chitwood Bridgecovered bridge · Lincoln County · 16.7 mi
- Yaquina Head Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 17 mi
Questions
Where is Linville?
Linville is in Lincoln County, Oregon, at 44.4415, -123.9768.
How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?
Lincoln County, Oregon has 9 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.