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Wellen

Ghost town · Jackson County, Oregon

Medford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Medford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wellen is a ghost town in Jackson County, Oregon. It is one of 17 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wellen as a historical populated place on the Eagle Point 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 42.4221° N, 122.7609° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEagle Point
Elevation1,498 ft
Nearest living townWhite City, OR
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1135377
Coordinates42.42207, -122.76087

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What's there now

Wellen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White City, OR (population 10,913), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,498 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 Wellen?

Wellen is in Jackson County, Oregon, at 42.4221, -122.7609.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Oregon has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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