Abandoned Record
About Narrows
Narrows, or The Narrows, is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. It was started as a community in 1889 by Lewis B. Springer and Albert Hembree.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Narrows, 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 Narrows is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Narrows
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 Burns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Burns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Lawen sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Burns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Malheur Lake sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 The Narrows 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 Narrows
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
- Voltage7.9 mi E · Harney
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Narrows": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Narrows, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6966334.
- USGS GNIS 1132010.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).