Abandoned Record
About Kinzua
Kinzua is a ghost town or former town site in Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. It existed as a company town from 1927 to 1978.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Kinzua, 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 Kinzua is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Kinzua
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 Mitchell 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
- 1966 Kinzua sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Stephenson Mountain sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Kinzua 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 Kinzua
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Kinzua": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Kinzua, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q9017650.
- USGS GNIS 1158308.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).