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Stringtown

Ghost town · Clackamas County, Oregon

Oregon City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Oregon City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown is a ghost town in Clackamas County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Clackamas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stringtown as a historical populated place on the Canby 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 45.3390° N, 122.6406° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCanby
Elevation79 ft
Nearest living townWest Linn, OR
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1851739
Coordinates45.33901, -122.64065

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Linn, OR (population 27,065), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 79 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 Stringtown?

Stringtown is in Clackamas County, Oregon, at 45.3390, -122.6406.

How many ghost towns are in Clackamas County?

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

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