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Anidem

Ghost town · Linn County, Oregon

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

Anidem is a ghost town in Linn County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Linn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Anidem as a historical populated place on the Yellowstone Mountain 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 44.6054° N, 122.3929° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYellowstone Mountain
Elevation1,691 ft
Nearest living townGates, OR
Distance to it10.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1131044
Coordinates44.60540, -122.39286

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What's there now

Anidem is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gates, OR (population 451), about 10.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,691 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 Anidem?

Anidem is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.6054, -122.3929.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

Linn County, Oregon has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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