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Orodell

Ghost town · Union County, Oregon

La Grande SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
La Grande SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Orodell is a ghost town in Union County, Oregon, recorded as human settlement in Oregon, United States of America. It is one of 6 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Orodell 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 45.3429° N, 118.1140° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,816 ft
Nearest living townLa Grande, OR
Distance to it1.8 miles
Coordinates45.34290, -118.11400

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What's there now

Orodell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Grande, OR (population 13,059), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,816 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 Orodell?

Orodell is in Union County, Oregon, at 45.3429, -118.1140.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

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

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