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Minerva

Ghost town · Lane County, Oregon

Mapleton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Mapleton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Minerva is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon, recorded as unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is one of 20 former communities in Lane County on the federal names register. No county in Oregon has more among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Minerva as a historical populated place: 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 44.0708° N, 123.9592° W.

Key facts

Elevation52 ft
Nearest living townMapleton, OR
Distance to it5.4 miles
Coordinates44.07083, -123.95917

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What's there now

Minerva is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mapleton, OR (population 527), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 52 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A ranch at the entrance to Minerva, Oregon
A ranch at the entrance to Minerva, Oregon · Visitor7 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Questions

Where is Minerva?

Minerva is in Lane County, Oregon, at 44.0708, -123.9592.

How many ghost towns are in Lane County?

Lane County, Oregon has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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