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Fairdale

Ghost town · Yamhill County, Oregon

Fairdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Fairdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fairdale is a ghost town in Yamhill County, Oregon. It is one of 3 former communities in Yamhill County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fairdale as a historical populated place on the Fairdale topographic quadrangle: 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 45.3598° N, 123.3354° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairdale
Elevation403 ft
Nearest living townYamhill, OR
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1120558
Coordinates45.35983, -123.33539

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What's there now

Fairdale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yamhill, OR (population 1,179), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 403 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fairdale?

Fairdale is in Yamhill County, Oregon, at 45.3598, -123.3354.

How many ghost towns are in Yamhill County?

Yamhill County, Oregon has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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