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Chesaw

Ghost town · Okanogan County, Washington

Mt. Bonaparte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Mt. Bonaparte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Chesaw is a ghost town in Okanogan County, Washington, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chesaw 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 48.9725° N, 119.0390° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,765 ft
Nearest living townOroville, WA
Distance to it17.8 miles
Coordinates48.97250, -119.03900

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What's there now

Chesaw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oroville, WA (population 1,686), about 17.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,765 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A photograph of a cabin in Chesaw, WA
A photograph of a cabin in Chesaw, WA · A. Balet / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

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Questions

Where is Chesaw?

Chesaw is in Okanogan County, Washington, at 48.9725, -119.0390.

How many ghost towns are in Okanogan County?

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

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