Orleans Ghost Town

Linn County, Oregon44.5701, -123.1907

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
4.2 miTangent, OR
Mild months
Mar–Oct8 of 12
Next ghost town
8.5 miBurlington
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Orleans. No free-licensed photo yet.

Orleans, in Linn County, Oregon, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miAlbanyLebanonMonmouthIndependenceMillersburgOrleans
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Orleans. 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 Tangent, OR, about 4.2 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Corvallis, OR, 4.3 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Burlington8.5 mi south
  2. Tallman11 mi east
  3. Buena Vista14 mi north
  4. Airlie14 mi northwest
  5. Thomas15 mi northeast
  6. Lewisville16 mi northwest
  7. Shelburn19 mi northeast
  8. Rowland20 mi south

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°4734Jan5135Feb5637Mar6140Apr6844May7449Jun8352Jul8451Aug7848Sep6542Oct5338Nov4734DecJan: 6.5 inFeb: 4.8 inMar: 5.0 inApr: 3.3 inMay: 2.3 inJun: 1.3 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 1.5 inOct: 3.5 inNov: 6.5 inDec: 7.7 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 Corvallis State Univ. Snow is normal in February.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Corvallis State Univ station (USC00351862), 4.4 miles away. About 43.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLinn County, Oregon
Coordinates44.57010, -123.19070
Also known asOrleans, OR, Orleans, Oregon
SourcesWikidata Q27997527 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Orleans ghost town?

In Linn County, Oregon, at 44.5701, -123.1907. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Tangent, OR, about 4.2 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Corvallis, OR, 4.3 miles away.

Can you visit Orleans?

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 Orleans?

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Corvallis State Univ. Snow is normal in February.

Are there other ghost towns near Orleans?

Yes. Burlington (8.5 mi), Tallman (11 mi), Buena Vista (14 mi), Airlie (14 mi).

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