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St. Deroin

Ghost town · Richardson County, Nebraska

Nemaha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Nemaha quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

St. Deroin is a ghost town in Richardson County, Nebraska. It is one of 7 former communities in Richardson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists St. Deroin as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.2553° N, 95.5675° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townBarada, NE
Distance to it2.6 miles
Coordinates40.25530, -95.56750

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What's there now

St. Deroin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Barada, NE (population 28), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Sign on the path approaching the St. Deroin town site at Indian Cave State Park in southeastern Nebraska.
Sign on the path approaching the St. Deroin town site at Indian Cave State Park in southeastern Nebraska. · DickClarkMises / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

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Questions

Where is St. Deroin?

St. Deroin is in Richardson County, Nebraska, at 40.2553, -95.5675.

How many ghost towns are in Richardson County?

Richardson County, Nebraska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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