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Siuslaw

Ghost town · Lane County, Oregon

Cottage Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Cottage Grove quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Siuslaw is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon. 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 Siuslaw as a historical populated place on the Fox Hollow 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 43.9040° N, 123.2206° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFox Hollow
Elevation609 ft
Nearest living townCreswell, OR
Distance to it10.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1130966
Coordinates43.90401, -123.22065

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What's there now

Siuslaw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Creswell, OR (population 5,625), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 609 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 Siuslaw?

Siuslaw is in Lane County, Oregon, at 43.9040, -123.2206.

How many ghost towns are in Lane County?

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

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