Lancaster Ghost Town

Lane County, Oregon44.2528, -123.1960

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2 miHarrisburg, OR
Mild months
Mar–Oct8 of 12
Elevation
310 ft96 m
Lancaster, Oregon
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lancaster is a ghost town in Lane County, Oregon. It lies at about 310 feet above sea level.

On the map

20 mi40 miEugeneCorvallisSanta ClaraRiver RoadPhilomathLancaster
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Lancaster. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Harrisburg, OR, about 2 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Eugene, OR, 14 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Rowland6.5 mi northeast
  2. Luper7.6 mi south
  3. Burlington13 mi north
  4. Yarnell16 mi southeast
  5. Mabel18 mi east
  6. Wendling20 mi east
  7. Orleans22 mi north
  8. Tallman24 mi northeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4835Jan5235Feb5737Mar6140Apr6844May7448Jun8452Jul8452Aug7848Sep6542Oct5338Nov4734DecJan: 6.0 inFeb: 4.7 inMar: 4.6 inApr: 3.3 inMay: 2.5 inJun: 1.2 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 1.4 inOct: 3.2 inNov: 6.0 inDec: 7.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap station (USW00024221), 8.7 miles away. About 40.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLane County, Oregon
Coordinates44.25280, -123.19600
Elevation310 ft (96 m)
Also known asLancaster, Oregon, Lancaster, OR
SourcesWikidata Q6483082 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Lancaster ghost town?

In Lane County, Oregon, at 44.2528, -123.1960. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Harrisburg, OR, about 2 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Eugene, OR, 14 miles away.

Can you visit Lancaster?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Lancaster?

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap.

Are there other ghost towns near Lancaster?

Yes. Rowland (6.5 mi), Luper (7.6 mi), Burlington (13 mi), Yarnell (16 mi).

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