Abandoned Record
About Horse Heaven
Horse Heaven is a ghost town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The settlement, which had a post office from 1938 to 1946, is 46 miles (74 km) east of Madras and 18 miles (29 km) east of Ashwood.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Horse Heaven, 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 Horse Heaven is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Horse Heaven
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 Horse Heaven Creek 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 Horse Heaven
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Horse Heaven": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Horse Heaven, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14708924.
- USGS GNIS 1638259.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).