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Ortley

Ghost town · Wasco County, Oregon

White Salmon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
White Salmon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ortley is a ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, recorded as former town in Wasco County. It is one of 5 former communities in Wasco County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ortley 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 45.6560° N, 121.2880° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,826 ft
Nearest living townRowena, OR
Distance to it1.2 miles
Coordinates45.65600, -121.28800

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What's there now

Ortley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rowena, OR (population 128), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,826 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 Ortley?

Ortley is in Wasco County, Oregon, at 45.6560, -121.2880.

How many ghost towns are in Wasco County?

Wasco County, Oregon has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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