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Bordeaux

Ghost town · Thurston County, Washington

Gate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Gate quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bordeaux is a ghost town in Thurston County, Washington. It is one of 3 former communities in Thurston County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bordeaux as a historical populated place on the Littlerock 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 46.8948° N, 123.0801° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLittlerock
Elevation256 ft
Nearest living townRochester, WA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1511610
Coordinates46.89482, -123.08014

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What's there now

Bordeaux is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rochester, WA (population 6,025), about 5.2 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 Bordeaux?

Bordeaux is in Thurston County, Washington, at 46.8948, -123.0801.

How many ghost towns are in Thurston County?

Thurston County, Washington has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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