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Waconda

Ghost town · Marion County, Oregon

Mount Angel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500)
Mount Angel quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1923, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Waconda is a ghost town in Marion County, Oregon, recorded as unincorporated community in 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 Waconda 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 45.0753° N, 122.9770° W.

Key facts

Elevation179 ft
Nearest living townBrooks, OR
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates45.07530, -122.97700

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What's there now

Waconda is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brooks, OR (population 501), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 179 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Former Oregon Electric Railway electric substation and depot in Waconda, Oregon
Former Oregon Electric Railway electric substation and depot in Waconda, Oregon · Katr67 / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Waconda?

Waconda is in Marion County, Oregon, at 45.0753, -122.9770.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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