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Coos City

Ghost town · Coos County, Oregon

Coos Bay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Coos Bay quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Coos City is a ghost town in Coos County, Oregon. It is one of 6 former communities in Coos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Coos City as a historical populated place on the Coos Bay 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 43.3012° N, 124.2123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoos Bay
Nearest living townBunker Hill, OR
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1132565
Coordinates43.30122, -124.21233

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What's there now

Coos City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bunker Hill, OR (population 1,694), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Coos City?

Coos City is in Coos County, Oregon, at 43.3012, -124.2123.

How many ghost towns are in Coos County?

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

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