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Alstown

Ghost town · Douglas County, Washington

Alstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Alstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alstown is a ghost town in Douglas County, Washington. It is one of 10 former communities in Douglas County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alstown 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 47.5500° N, 119.9833° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townWaterville, WA
Distance to it7.9 miles
Coordinates47.55000, -119.98330

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What's there now

Alstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Waterville, WA (population 1,353), about 7.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Alstown, Washington
Alstown, Washington · Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Questions

Where is Alstown?

Alstown is in Douglas County, Washington, at 47.5500, -119.9833.

How many ghost towns are in Douglas County?

Douglas County, Washington has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.