The Creepiest Ghost Town In Oregon, Kinton, Is The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of
Sometimes, the scariest things are the most unassuming. For proof of this, look no further than Alfred Hitchcock. The Master of Suspense, Hitchcock knew how to mine tension and terror out of common, seemingly benign situations, and his films are truly the stuff of nightmares. Hitchcock would have liked Kinton, Oregon. The creepiest ghost town in Oregon, Kinton is an area whence it seems people left in in a big hurry — the town sits abandoned, silent, and shrouded in secrets.
Kinton is an unincorporated community located in Washington County, the heart of Oregon Wine Country.
You'll find it near the northern shore of the Tualatin River, near the intersection of Oregon Route 210 and River Road, a major county route that runs northwest towards Hillsboro.
Kinton actually had its own post office from 1894–1903. But today, you won't find anyone actually in Kinton; the town sits abandoned.
The ghost town's most notable landmark is an abandoned schoolhouse. Aside from the school, any other administrative buildings or stores in the town seem to have up and vanished.
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