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Ghost town · Coos County, Oregon

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

Lee 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 Lee as a historical populated place on the McKinley 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 43.1682° N, 124.0723° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcKinley
Elevation81 ft
Nearest living townCoquille, OR
Distance to it5.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1157410
Coordinates43.16817, -124.07232

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What's there now

Lee is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coquille, OR (population 4,019), about 5.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 81 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 Lee?

Lee is in Coos County, Oregon, at 43.1682, -124.0723.

How many ghost towns are in Coos County?

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

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