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Bodie

Ghost town · Okanogan County, Washington

Bodie Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Bodie Mountain quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bodie is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington. It is one of 13 former communities in Okanogan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

Bodie was established in 1888, in the late 19th century.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bodie 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 48.8328° N, 118.8970° W.

Key facts

Founded1888
Elevation2,594 ft
Nearest living townCurlew Lake, WA
Distance to it12.5 miles
Coordinates48.83280, -118.89700

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What's there now

Bodie is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Curlew Lake, WA (population 605), about 12.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,594 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 Bodie?

Bodie is in Okanogan County, Washington, at 48.8328, -118.8970.

How many ghost towns are in Okanogan County?

Okanogan County, Washington has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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