Abandoned Record
About Cabell City
Cabell City is a ghost town and former mining town in Grant County, Oregon.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Cabell City, 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 Cabell City is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Cabell City
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.
- 1901 Sumpter sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Canyon City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Canyon City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Crawfish Lake sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Bates 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 Cabell City
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
- Granite6.4 mi SW · Grant
- Bourne9.7 mi SE · Baker
- Sumpter13.3 mi SE · Baker
- Robinsonville13.8 mi SW · Grant
- Whitney16.7 mi S · Baker
- McEwen18.6 mi SE · Baker
- Austin21.2 mi S · Grant
- Susanville23.9 mi SW · Grant
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Cabell City, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q38249505.
- USGS GNIS 1139098.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).