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Zena

Ghost town · Polk County, Oregon

Mc Minnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Mc Minnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Zena is a ghost town in Polk County, Oregon, recorded as unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon, USA. 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Zena as a historical populated place: 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 45.0089° N, 123.1280° W.

Key facts

Elevation256 ft
Nearest living townKeizer, OR
Distance to it5.1 miles
Coordinates45.00890, -123.12800

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What's there now

Zena is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keizer, OR (population 39,013), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 256 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 Zena?

Zena is in Polk County, Oregon, at 45.0089, -123.1280.

How many ghost towns are in Polk County?

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

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.