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Dotyville

Ghost town · Linn County, Oregon

Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dotyville 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 Dotyville as a historical populated place on the Scio 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 44.6540° N, 122.8054° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScio
Elevation324 ft
Nearest living townScio, OR
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1158667
Coordinates44.65401, -122.80537

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What's there now

Dotyville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Scio, OR (population 1,075), about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 324 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 Dotyville?

Dotyville is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.6540, -122.8054.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

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

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