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Riffe

Ghost town · Lewis County, Washington

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

Riffe 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 Riffe as a historical populated place on the Morton 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 46.5140° N, 122.3704° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorton
Elevation782 ft
Nearest living townMorton, WA
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1525047
Coordinates46.51400, -122.37038

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What's there now

Riffe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Morton, WA (population 1,142), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 782 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 Riffe?

Riffe is in Lewis County, Washington, at 46.5140, -122.3704.

How many ghost towns are in Lewis County?

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

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