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Malheur City

Ghost town · Malheur County, Oregon

Bridgeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:62,500)
Bridgeport quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Malheur City is a ghost town in Malheur County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Malheur County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Malheur City as a historical populated place on the Bridgeport 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 44.4129° N, 117.7249° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBridgeport
Nearest living townBrogan, OR
Distance to it15.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1161431
Coordinates44.41294, -117.72493

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What's there now

Malheur City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brogan, OR (population 22), about 15.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Malheur City?

Malheur City is in Malheur County, Oregon, at 44.4129, -117.7249.

How many ghost towns are in Malheur County?

Malheur County, Oregon has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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