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Union Point

Ghost town · Linn County, Oregon

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

Union Point 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 Union Point as a historical populated place on the Union Point 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 44.3485° N, 122.9856° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleUnion Point
Elevation403 ft
Nearest living townBrownsville, OR
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID1136857
Coordinates44.34846, -122.98564

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What's there now

Union Point is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brownsville, OR (population 1,949), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 403 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 Union Point?

Union Point is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.3485, -122.9856.

How many ghost towns are in Linn County?

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

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