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Saint Joseph

Ghost town · Yamhill County, Oregon

Mc Minnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500)
Mc Minnville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1926, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Saint Joseph is a ghost town in Yamhill County, Oregon, recorded as human settlement in Oregon, United States of America. 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 Saint Joseph 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 45.2382° N, 123.1450° W.

Key facts

Elevation142 ft
Nearest living townLafayette, OR
Distance to it1.7 miles
Coordinates45.23820, -123.14500

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What's there now

Saint Joseph is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lafayette, OR (population 4,428), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 142 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 Saint Joseph?

Saint Joseph is in Yamhill County, Oregon, at 45.2382, -123.1450.

How many ghost towns are in Yamhill County?

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

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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.