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Parkersville

Ghost town · Baker County, Oregon

Greenhorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Greenhorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Parkersville 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 Parkersville as a historical populated place on the Greenhorn 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 44.6893° N, 118.4224° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreenhorn
Elevation4,983 ft
Nearest living townGranite, OR
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1153834
Coordinates44.68932, -118.42244

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What's there now

Parkersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Granite, OR (population 80), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,983 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 Parkersville?

Parkersville is in Baker County, Oregon, at 44.6893, -118.4224.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

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

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