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Ore'q

Ghost town · Humboldt County, California

Orick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500)
Orick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1945, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ore'q is a ghost town in Humboldt County, California. It is one of 24 former communities in Humboldt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ore'q as a historical populated place on the Orick 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 41.2860° N, 124.0609° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOrick
Elevation29 ft
Nearest living townOrick, CA
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1702463
Coordinates41.28596, -124.06090

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What's there now

Ore'q is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Orick, CA (population 301), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 29 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 Ore'q?

Ore'q is in Humboldt County, California, at 41.2860, -124.0609.

How many ghost towns are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County, California has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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