Abandoned Record
About Stauffer
Stauffer was an unincorporated community located in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The first homesteaders arrived in the area around 1910.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Stauffer, 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 Stauffer is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Stauffer
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 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Crescent sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Tired Horse Butte sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Christmas Valley 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 Stauffer
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
- Fleetwood39.0 mi W · Lake
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Stauffer": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Stauffer, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q109116601.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).