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Crego

Ghost town · Lewis County, Washington

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

Crego is a ghost town in Lewis County, Washington. It is one of 9 former communities in Lewis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Crego as a historical populated place on the Curtis 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 46.5984° N, 123.0546° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCurtis
Elevation658 ft
Nearest living townChehalis, WA
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1514892
Coordinates46.59844, -123.05457

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What's there now

Crego is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chehalis, WA (population 7,536), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 658 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 Crego?

Crego is in Lewis County, Washington, at 46.5984, -123.0546.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

Lewis County, Washington has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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