Abandoned Record
About Geneva
Geneva is a ghost town located in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States, on the shore of Lake Chinook. The town was established in 1910.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Geneva, 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 Geneva is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Geneva
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.
- 1926 Bend sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1929 Bend sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Bend sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Squaw Back Ridge sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Bend sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Squaw Back Ridge 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 Geneva
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
- Ashwood36.1 mi NE · Jefferson
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Geneva, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q85762995.
- USGS GNIS 1161373.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).