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Knoxville

Ghost town · Curry County, Oregon

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

Knoxville is a ghost town in Curry County, Oregon. It is one of 5 former communities in Curry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Knoxville as a historical populated place on the Gold Beach 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 42.4318° N, 124.4290° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGold Beach
Elevation71 ft
Nearest living townWedderburn, OR
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1154888
Coordinates42.43178, -124.42900

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What's there now

Knoxville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wedderburn, OR (population 261), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 71 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 Knoxville?

Knoxville is in Curry County, Oregon, at 42.4318, -124.4290.

How many ghost towns are in Curry County?

Curry County, Oregon has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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