Abandoned Record
About Mabel
Mabel is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established around 1878 with Alfred Drury as postmaster, and closed in 1957.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mabel, 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 Mabel is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Mabel
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.
- 1950 Marcola sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1952 Marcola sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Salem sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Salem sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Salem sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Salem sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Salem sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Mc Kenzie River sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Marcola 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 Mabel
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Mabel": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Mabel, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q10977596.
- USGS GNIS 1123653.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).