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Ale

Ghost town · Marion County, Oregon

Stayton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500)
Stayton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1925, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ale is a ghost town in Marion County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ale as a historical populated place on the Stayton 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 44.7887° N, 122.8526° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStayton
Elevation397 ft
Nearest living townStayton, OR
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1130392
Coordinates44.78873, -122.85259

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What's there now

Ale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stayton, OR (population 8,223), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 397 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 Ale?

Ale is in Marion County, Oregon, at 44.7887, -122.8526.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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