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Pocahontas

Ghost town · Baker County, Oregon

Wingville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Wingville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas as a historical populated place on the Wingville 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 44.8143° N, 117.9722° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWingville
Elevation3,674 ft
Nearest living townHaines, OR
Distance to it7 miles
GNIS feature ID1125494
Coordinates44.81432, -117.97216

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What's there now

Pocahontas is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Haines, OR (population 228), about 7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,674 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 Pocahontas?

Pocahontas is in Baker County, Oregon, at 44.8143, -117.9722.

How many ghost towns are in Baker County?

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

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