Abandoned Record
About Scottsburg
Scottsburg is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is along the Umpqua River and Oregon Route 38, and is about 20 miles (32 km) from the Pacific Ocean.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Scottsburg, 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 Scottsburg is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Scottsburg
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 Scottsburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Roseburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Roseburg sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Cottage Grove sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Scottsburg 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 Scottsburg
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Scottsburg": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Scottsburg, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7438179.
- USGS GNIS 1149180.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).