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Yocum

Ghost town · Lake County, Oregon

Strawberry Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Strawberry Butte quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yocum is a ghost town in Lake County, Oregon. It is one of 8 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yocum as a historical populated place on the Strawberry Butte 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 42.0221° N, 120.7844° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStrawberry Butte
Elevation5,362 ft
Nearest living townNew Pine Creek, OR
Distance to it24.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1154156
Coordinates42.02211, -120.78441

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What's there now

Yocum is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Pine Creek, OR (population 193), about 24.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,362 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 Yocum?

Yocum is in Lake County, Oregon, at 42.0221, -120.7844.

How many ghost towns are in Lake County?

Lake County, Oregon has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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