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Williams Creek

Ghost town · Jackson County, Oregon

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

Williams Creek 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 Williams Creek as a historical populated place on the Applegate 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 42.2707° N, 123.2137° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleApplegate
Elevation1,206 ft
Nearest living townWilliams, OR
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1135265
Coordinates42.27068, -123.21366

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What's there now

Williams Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Williams, OR (population 1,030), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,206 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 Williams Creek?

Williams Creek is in Jackson County, Oregon, at 42.2707, -123.2137.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

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

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