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Luper

Ghost town · Lane County, Oregon

Eugene quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500)
Eugene quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1910, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Luper is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon. It is one of 20 former communities in Lane County on the federal names register. No county in Oregon has more among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Luper as a historical populated place: 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 44.1428° N, 123.1820° W.

Key facts

Elevation366 ft
Nearest living townSanta Clara, OR
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates44.14280, -123.18200

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What's there now

Luper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Santa Clara, OR (population 10,623), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 366 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Luper Station (Lane County, Oregon), Meadowview Road and Pacific Hwy 99
Luper Station (Lane County, Oregon), Meadowview Road and Pacific Hwy 99 · Visitor7 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Luper?

Luper is in Lane County, Oregon, at 44.1428, -123.1820.

How many ghost towns are in Lane County?

Lane County, Oregon has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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