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Oxbow

Ghost town · Baker County, Oregon

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

Oxbow is a ghost town in Baker County, Oregon. It is one of 18 former communities in Baker County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oxbow as a historical populated place on the Oxbow 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 44.9657° N, 116.8524° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOxbow
Elevation1,966 ft
Nearest living townHalfway, OR
Distance to it14 miles
GNIS feature ID1157182
Coordinates44.96571, -116.85238

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What's there now

Oxbow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Halfway, OR (population 379), about 14 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,966 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 Oxbow?

Oxbow is in Baker County, Oregon, at 44.9657, -116.8524.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

Baker County, Oregon has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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