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Waterman

Ghost town · Wheeler County, Oregon

Richmond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500)
Richmond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Waterman is a ghost town in Wheeler County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Wheeler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Waterman as a historical populated place on the Frog Hollow 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 44.6193° N, 119.8903° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFrog Hollow
Elevation3,948 ft
Nearest living townMitchell, OR
Distance to it13.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1161577
Coordinates44.61931, -119.89028

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What's there now

Waterman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mitchell, OR (population 211), about 13.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,948 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Derelict building at the site of the historic community of Waterman in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Derelict building at the site of the historic community of Waterman in the U.S. state of Oregon. · Finetooth / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Waterman?

Waterman is in Wheeler County, Oregon, at 44.6193, -119.8903.

How many ghost towns are in Wheeler County?

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

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