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Ordnance

Ghost town · Umatilla County, Oregon

Ordnance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Ordnance quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ordnance is a ghost town in Umatilla County, Oregon. It is one of 4 former communities in Umatilla County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 28th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ordnance as a historical populated place on the Ordnance 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 45.7966° N, 119.4169° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOrdnance
Elevation601 ft
Nearest living townHermiston, OR
Distance to it6.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1136600
Coordinates45.79661, -119.41690

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What's there now

Ordnance is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hermiston, OR (population 19,406), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 601 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ordnance, Oregon, general store and water tower.
Ordnance, Oregon, general store and water tower. · Visitor7 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Ordnance?

Ordnance is in Umatilla County, Oregon, at 45.7966, -119.4169.

How many ghost towns are in Umatilla County?

Umatilla County, Oregon has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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