Tallman Ghost Town

Linn County, Oregon44.5651, -122.9684

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.8 miLebanon, OR
Mild months
Mar–Oct8 of 12
Next ghost town
8.6 miThomas
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Tallman. No free-licensed photo yet.

Tallman is a former settlement in Linn County, Oregon, listed among the ghost towns of Oregon.

On the map

20 mi40 miCorvallisAlbanySweet HomeStaytonMillersburgTallman
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Tallman. 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 Lebanon, OR, about 3.8 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albany, OR, 7.6 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Thomas8.6 mi north
  2. Orleans11 mi west
  3. Shelburn13 mi north
  4. Burlington14 mi southwest
  5. Buena Vista17 mi northwest
  6. Rowland19 mi south
  7. Airlie22 mi northwest
  8. Lewisville24 mi northwest

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°4937Jan5337Feb5839Mar6242Apr6947May7652Jun8555Jul8656Aug7951Sep6545Oct5440Nov4736Dec
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 Lebanon. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Lebanon station (USC00354819), 4 miles away.

Facts

LocationLinn County, Oregon
Coordinates44.56512, -122.96842
SourcesWikidata Q22025598 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Tallman ghost town?

In Linn County, Oregon, at 44.5651, -122.9684. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Lebanon, OR, about 3.8 miles southeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albany, OR, 7.6 miles away.

Can you visit Tallman?

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 Tallman?

Mild months here run March to October, judging by NOAA normals from Lebanon. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Tallman?

Yes. Thomas (8.6 mi), Orleans (11 mi), Shelburn (13 mi), Burlington (14 mi).

More ghost towns in Oregon

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