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Butte Creek

Ghost town · Clackamas County, Oregon

Molalla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Molalla quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Butte Creek is a ghost town in Clackamas County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Clackamas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Butte Creek as a historical populated place on the Scotts Mills 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 45.0651° N, 122.6970° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScotts Mills
Elevation320 ft
Nearest living townScotts Mills, OR
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1163552
Coordinates45.06512, -122.69703

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What's there now

Butte Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scotts Mills, OR (population 376), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 320 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 Butte Creek?

Butte Creek is in Clackamas County, Oregon, at 45.0651, -122.6970.

How many ghost towns are in Clackamas County?

Clackamas County, Oregon has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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