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Orleans

Ghost town · Linn County, Oregon

Oakville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:31,680)
Oakville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Orleans is a ghost town in Linn County, Oregon. It is one of 9 former communities in Linn County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 10th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orleans 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 44.5701° N, 123.1907° W.

Key facts

Elevation232 ft
Nearest living townTangent, OR
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates44.57010, -123.19070

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What's there now

Orleans is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tangent, OR (population 1,303), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 232 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 Orleans?

Orleans is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.5701, -123.1907.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

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

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