Abandoned Record
About Locust Grove
Locust Grove is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 206, six miles west of Wasco.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Locust Grove, 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 Locust Grove is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Locust Grove
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.
- 1953 The Dalles sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 The Dalles sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Wishram sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 The Dalles sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Locust Grove sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Goldendale 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 Locust Grove
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Locust Grove, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6666109.
- USGS GNIS 1136492.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).