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Santiam City

Ghost town · Marion County, Oregon

Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:31,680)
Jefferson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:31,680) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Santiam City is a ghost town in Marion County, Oregon. It is one of 15 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Santiam City as a historical populated place on the Albany 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 44.7332° N, 123.0359° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlbany
Elevation209 ft
Nearest living townJefferson, OR
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1163418
Coordinates44.73318, -123.03593

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What's there now

Santiam City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Jefferson, OR (population 3,316), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 209 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 Santiam City?

Santiam City is in Marion County, Oregon, at 44.7332, -123.0359.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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