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Cathlapotle

Ghost town · Clark County, Washington

St. Helens quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500)
St. Helens quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1922, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cathlapotle is a ghost town in Clark County, Washington. It is the only former community in Clark County recorded on the federal names register, out of 175 across Washington.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cathlapotle as a historical populated place on the Saint Helens 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 45.8484° N, 122.7748° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Helens
Elevation15 ft
Nearest living townSt. Helens, OR
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1940328
Coordinates45.84845, -122.77482

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What's there now

Cathlapotle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Helens, OR (population 14,152), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 15 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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