Shelburn Ghost Town

Linn County, Oregon44.7360, -122.8706

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.9 miStayton, OR
Mild months
Mar–Oct8 of 12
Next ghost town
4.6 miThomas
Illustration of a forest landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Shelburn. No free-licensed photo yet.

Shelburn is a ghost town in Linn County, Oregon. It was founded in 1850.

On the map

20 mi40 miSalemAlbanyLebanonStaytonAumsvilleMillersburgShelburn
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Shelburn. 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 Stayton, OR, about 5.9 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albany, OR, 13 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Thomas4.6 mi southwest
  2. Tallman13 mi south
  3. Buena Vista14 mi west
  4. Eola18 mi northwest
  5. Orleans19 mi southwest
  6. Airlie23 mi west
  7. Zena23 mi northwest
  8. Lewisville23 mi west

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°4734Jan5135Feb5537Mar6041Apr6746May7350Jun8154Jul8153Aug7549Sep6343Oct5238Nov4634DecJan: 7.2 inFeb: 5.5 inMar: 6.2 inApr: 4.8 inMay: 3.3 inJun: 2.1 inJul: 0.5 inAug: 0.7 inSep: 2.0 inOct: 4.7 inNov: 7.2 inDec: 8.5 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 Stayton.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Stayton station (USC00358095), 4.6 miles away. About 52.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLinn County, Oregon
Coordinates44.73600, -122.87060
Founded1850
SourcesWikidata Q85800769 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Shelburn ghost town?

In Linn County, Oregon, at 44.7360, -122.8706. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Stayton, OR, about 5.9 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albany, OR, 13 miles away.

Can you visit Shelburn?

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 Shelburn?

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Stayton.

Are there other ghost towns near Shelburn?

Yes. Thomas (4.6 mi), Tallman (13 mi), Buena Vista (14 mi), Eola (18 mi).

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