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Draper

Ghost town · Jackson County, Oregon

Gold Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500)
Gold Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Draper is a ghost town in Jackson County, Oregon. It is one of 17 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Draper as a historical populated place on the Mount Isabelle 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 42.3554° N, 123.1206° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Isabelle
Elevation1,478 ft
Nearest living townFoots Creek, OR
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1132810
Coordinates42.35540, -123.12061

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What's there now

Draper is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Foots Creek, OR (population 1,095), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,478 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 Draper?

Draper is in Jackson County, Oregon, at 42.3554, -123.1206.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Oregon has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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