Abandoned Record
About Copperfield
Copperfield is a former town in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is on the west bank of the Snake River and the north bank of Pine Creek, downstream of a feature of the Snake River known as The Oxbow.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Copperfield, 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 Copperfield is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Copperfield
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 Baker sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Copperfield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Baker sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 McCall sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Oxbow sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2004 Oxbow sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Copperfield
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
- Homestead3.5 mi N · Baker
- Brownlee11.8 mi S · Baker
- Cornucopia16.6 mi W · Baker
- Sparta23.9 mi W · Baker
- Pondosa38.4 mi W · Union
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Copperfield, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5168821.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).