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Lost Valley

Ghost town · Wheeler County, Oregon

Lonerock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Lonerock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lost Valley 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 Lost Valley as a historical populated place on the Lonerock 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 45.0562° N, 119.9997° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLonerock
Elevation3,801 ft
Nearest living townLonerock, OR
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1160543
Coordinates45.05624, -119.99974

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What's there now

Lost Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lonerock, OR (population 23), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,801 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 Lost Valley?

Lost Valley is in Wheeler County, Oregon, at 45.0562, -119.9997.

How many ghost towns are in Wheeler County?

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

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