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White Bluffs

Ghost town · Benton County, Washington

Hanford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Hanford quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Bluffs is a ghost town in Benton County, Washington. It is one of 5 former communities in Benton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Bluffs 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 46.6665° N, 119.4850° W.

Key facts

Elevation411 ft
Nearest living townBasin City, WA
Distance to it16.5 miles
Coordinates46.66650, -119.48500

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What's there now

White Bluffs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Basin City, WA (population 1,527), about 16.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 411 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 White Bluffs?

White Bluffs is in Benton County, Washington, at 46.6665, -119.4850.

How many ghost towns are in Benton County?

Benton County, Washington has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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