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Little Elk

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Oregon

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

Little Elk is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Little Elk as a historical populated place on the Eddyville 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 44.6451° N, 123.7854° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEddyville
Elevation93 ft
Nearest living townToledo, OR
Distance to it7.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1166536
Coordinates44.64512, -123.78539

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What's there now

Little Elk is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Toledo, OR (population 3,547), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 93 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 Little Elk?

Little Elk is in Lincoln County, Oregon, at 44.6451, -123.7854.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

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

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