WayfarrowChewaucan
Ghost town · Lake County, Oregon
Chewaucan is a ghost town in Lake County, Oregon. It is one of 8 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chewaucan as a historical populated place on the Paisley 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 42.6596° N, 120.5239° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Paisley |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,346 ft |
| Nearest living town | Paisley, OR |
| Distance to it | 2.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1153797 |
| Coordinates | 42.65960, -120.52386 |
What's there now
Chewaucan is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Paisley, OR (population 271), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,346 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Drews Valleyghost town · Lake County · 31.1 mi
- Vistillasghost town · Lake County · 36 mi
- Hot Springsghost town · Lake County · 39.6 mi
- Yocumghost town · Lake County · 46.1 mi
Questions
Where is Chewaucan?
Chewaucan is in Lake County, Oregon, at 42.6596, -120.5239.
How many ghost towns are in Lake County?
Lake County, Oregon has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.