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Mound

Ghost town · Lane County, Oregon

Crow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Crow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mound 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 Mound as a historical populated place on the High Point 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 43.8943° N, 123.4512° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHigh Point
Elevation748 ft
Nearest living townVeneta, OR
Distance to it11.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1130869
Coordinates43.89429, -123.45121

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What's there now

Mound is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Veneta, OR (population 5,191), about 11.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 748 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 Mound?

Mound is in Lane County, Oregon, at 43.8943, -123.4512.

How many ghost towns are in Lane County?

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

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