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Stauffer

Ghost town · Lake County, Oregon

Tired Horse Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000)
Tired Horse Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1981, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stauffer is a ghost town in Lake County, Oregon. It is one of 8 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stauffer 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 43.4844° N, 120.1167° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,569 ft
Nearest living townHines, OR
Distance to it52.1 miles
Coordinates43.48444, -120.11667

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What's there now

Stauffer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hines, OR (population 1,629), about 52.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,569 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 Stauffer?

Stauffer is in Lake County, Oregon, at 43.4844, -120.1167.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, Oregon has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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