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Roy

Ghost town · Washington County, Oregon

Gales Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Gales Creek quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Roy is a ghost town in Washington County, Oregon, recorded as unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is one of 6 former communities in Washington County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Roy 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 45.5944° N, 123.0822° W.

Key facts

Elevation175 ft
Nearest living townBanks, OR
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates45.59444, -123.08222

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What's there now

Roy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Banks, OR (population 2,092), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 175 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Closed store in w:Roy, Oregon, USA.
Closed store in w:Roy, Oregon, USA. · M.O. Stevens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Roy?

Roy is in Washington County, Oregon, at 45.5944, -123.0822.

How many ghost towns are in Washington County?

Washington County, Oregon has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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