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Valsetz

Ghost town · Polk County, Oregon

Valsetz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Valsetz quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Valsetz is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Polk County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Valsetz was established in 1919, in the early 20th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Valsetz as a historical populated place on the Valsetz 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 44.8382° N, 123.6551° W.

Key facts

Founded1919
USGS quadrangleValsetz
Elevation1,117 ft
Nearest living townFalls City, OR
Distance to it10.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1158530
Coordinates44.83817, -123.65511

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What's there now

Valsetz is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Falls City, OR (population 1,222), about 10.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,117 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Overlooking the former site of Valsetz
Overlooking the former site of Valsetz · Trashbag (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Valsetz?

Valsetz is in Polk County, Oregon, at 44.8382, -123.6551.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

Polk County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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