WayfarrowPrinceton
Ghost town · Harney County, Oregon
Princeton is a ghost town in Harney County, Oregon. It is one of 4 former communities in Harney County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Princeton as a historical populated place on the Adobe Flat 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 43.2465° N, 118.5777° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Adobe Flat |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,118 ft |
| Nearest living town | Crane, OR |
| Distance to it | 11.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1161693 |
| Coordinates | 43.24654, -118.57770 |
What's there now
Princeton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crane, OR (population 158), about 11.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,118 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
Questions
Where is Princeton?
Princeton is in Harney County, Oregon, at 43.2465, -118.5777.
How many ghost towns are in Harney County?
Harney County, Oregon has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.