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Sinks

Ghost town · Sherman County, Oregon

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

Sinks is a ghost town in Sherman County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Sherman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sinks as a historical populated place on the Klondike 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 45.6179° N, 120.6123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKlondike
Elevation1,548 ft
Nearest living townWasco, OR
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1129775
Coordinates45.61790, -120.61228

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What's there now

Sinks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wasco, OR (population 523), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,548 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 Sinks?

Sinks is in Sherman County, Oregon, at 45.6179, -120.6123.

How many ghost towns are in Sherman County?

Sherman County, Oregon has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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