Abandoned Record
About Ashwood
Ashwood is a ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Madras. Ashwood was named for its proximity to Ash Butte, a butte with volcanic ash deposits on its sides, and to honor Whitfield T. Wood, who settled in the area in the 1870s.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Ashwood, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Ashwood is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Ashwood
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1968 Ashwood sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Stephenson Mountain sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Ashwood
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Ashwood": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Ashwood, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3474010.
- USGS GNIS 1117066.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).