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Golden

Ghost town · Okanogan County, Washington

Loomis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Loomis quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Golden 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.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Golden 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 48.8950° N, 119.5230° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,875 ft
Nearest living townOroville, WA
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates48.89500, -119.52300

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What's there now

Golden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oroville, WA (population 1,686), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,875 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 Golden?

Golden is in Okanogan County, Washington, at 48.8950, -119.5230.

How many ghost towns are in Okanogan County?

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

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