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Evansville

Ghost town · Linn County, Oregon

Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:31,680)
Lebanon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Evansville 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 Evansville as a historical populated place on the Lebanon 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 44.5237° N, 122.9009° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLebanon
Elevation359 ft
Nearest living townLebanon, OR
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1637795
Coordinates44.52373, -122.90092

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What's there now

Evansville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lebanon, OR (population 18,978), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 359 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 Evansville?

Evansville is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.5237, -122.9009.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

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

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