List of ghost towns in Nebraska
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Nebraska.
Ghost towns
| Town name | Other name(s) | County | Established | Disestablished | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdal[1] | Nuckolls | ||||
| Ames[1][2] | Ketchum | Dodge | Not a full ghost town. Population of 14 as of the 2020 census. | ||
| Andrews[1][3] | Sioux | 1906 | 1951 | Source([3]) may be a bit flimsy due to it being self-made. | |
| Angora[1][4] | Antelope Hill | Morrill | 1900 | ||
| Anoka[1][5] | Boyd | ||||
| Antioch[1][2][5][6][7] | Sheridan | 1891 | |||
| Appleton | Pawnee | ||||
| Arago[1][8] | Fargo | Richardson | 1860 | Some people claim that Fargo and Arago were separate communities. This statement needs further research to be proven. | |
| Armour[1] | Pawnee | 1890 | 1934 | ||
| Ashford[1] | Banner | Temporary county seat for Banner County in 1889 | |||
| Bayonne | Cherry | ||||
| Belmont[1][2] | Evergreen City | Dawes | |||
| Bluevale | Blue Valley | York | |||
| Bookwalter[1] | Pawnee | ||||
| Bowen | Washington | 1886 | |||
| Bower | Bowerville | Jefferson | |||
| Breslau[1] | Pierce | ||||
| Brewster[1] | Blaine | County seat of Blaine County. Not a full ghost town, population of 17. Bunk'd character Finn Sawyer, portrayed by actor Will Buie Jr, is from Brewster, Nebraska (in the series). This is confirmed in the season 3 episode, "We Can't Bear It!". | |||
| Brocksburg[1][6][7] | Keya Paha | ||||
| Burton[1] | Keya Paha | ||||
| Carns[1] | Keya Paha | ||||
| Charlestown[1] | York | ||||
| Cincinnati[9] | Pawnee | ||||
| Covington[1][7] | Harney City | Dakota | |||
| Crouse | Lancaster | Now Branched Oak State Recreation Area. | |||
| Dale[1] | Custer | ||||
| De Soto[1] | Washington | ||||
| DeWitty[7] | Audacious | Cherry | |||
| Dobytown[6][7] | Kearney | ||||
| Donald[1][10] | Hooker | ||||
| Duff[1] | Rock | ||||
| Dunwell[1][10] | Hooker | ||||
| Dyson Hollow Lime Kiln[2][7] | Sarpy | ||||
| Eclipse[1][11] | Hooker | circa 1913 | First white man in Hooker County born in Eclipse. | ||
| Edholm[5] | Butler | ||||
| Elsmere[1] | Cherry | ||||
| Elton[1] | Custer | ||||
| Elvira[1][8] | Merrick | Once the county seat of Merrick County | |||
| Factoryville | Union Mills | Cass | |||
| Friedensau[1][8] | Thayer | ||||
| Glen[1] | Sioux | ||||
| Glencoe | Dodge | ||||
| Gross[1] | Boyd | Near ghost town. | |||
| Hayland | Adams | ||||
| Hecla[1][10] | Hooker | ||||
| Homerville | Gosper | ||||
| Hope[1][12][8] | Scotts Bluff | Several Jewish and Black people lived there alongside white people. The town was named "Hope" after the hope they had in the community. | |||
| Ingham[1] | Lincoln | ||||
| Jacksonville | |||||
| Jamaica[1][8] | Lancaster | ||||
| Kelso[1][10] | Hooker | ||||
| Koesterville | Pawnee | ||||
| Lakeland[8] | Brown | ||||
| Lee Park[8] | Custer and Valley | ||||
| Lemoyne[1] | Keith | ||||
| Letan[1] | Box Butte | ||||
| Linton | |||||
| Lomax[1] | Custer | ||||
| Lynn[1] | Morrill | ||||
| Mariaville[1] | Rock | ||||
| Mars | Jessup | Knox | |||
| Marsland[1][8] | Dawes | ||||
| Martha[1][8] | Holt | ||||
| Mayberry | Pawnee | ||||
| Meadville[1] | Keya Paha | ||||
| Melrose[8] | Harlan | ||||
| Meridian[1][8] | Big Sandy | Jefferson | |||
| Minersville[1][2][6][7] | Otoe City | Otoe | |||
| Mission Creek | Pawnee | ||||
| Monowi[1][13] | Boyd | A near ghost town with 1 resident, Elsie Eiler, as of 2010. Monowi has been in ad campaigns with Coca-Cola, Arby's, and Prudential Financial. They won a world record for biggest advertisement sign made. | |||
| Montrose[1][7] | Sioux | ||||
| Mud Springs[7][8] | Morrill | ||||
| Neapolis[7][8] | Saunders | ||||
| New Home | |||||
| Nonpareil[1] | Box Butte | ||||
| North Summerfield | Pawnee | ||||
| Omadi | Dakota | 1856 | |||
| Oreapolis[14] | Cass | 1859 | 1864 | ||
| Pauline[1] | Adams | 1887 | |||
| Pebble | Dodge | ||||
| Pishelville[1] | Knox | 1874 | |||
| Pittsburg | Seward | ||||
| Pleasant Hill[1][7][8] | Pleasanthill | Saline | |||
| Pleasant Valley[1] | Dodge | ||||
| Ringgold | Ringold | Dawson | |||
| Rock Bluff[1][7] | Cass | ||||
| Royal[1] | Antelope | ||||
| Saltillo[1] | Lancaster | ||||
| Sartoria[1][7][8] | Buffalo | ||||
| Savannah | Butler | ||||
| Shafferville | Pawnee | ||||
| Scott's Valley | Pawnee | ||||
| Sedan[1] | Nuckolls | ||||
| Shea | Jefferson | ||||
| Speiser | Richardson | ||||
| Spiker | Washington | ||||
| Spring Ranch[1] | Springranch, Spring Ranche | Clay | |||
| St. Deroin[1][5][6][7] | Saint Deroin | Nemaha | |||
| Tate[1] | Pawnee | ||||
| Tipp's Branch | Pawnee | ||||
| Unit[1] | Sioux | ||||
| Venus[1][6][7] | Knox | ||||
| Violet[1][5] | Butler | Pawnee | |||
| Wee Town | Wee | Pierce | |||
| Weir[1][10] | Hooker | ||||
| Weissert[1] | Custer | ||||
| Wheeler[1] | Baird | Wheeler |
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn "Nebraska Place-Names, Lillian Linder Fitzpatrick". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "5 Nebraska Ghost Towns that have been Long Abandoned". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Andrews, Teresa Johnston and Bess Bannan". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Angora, The Alliance Herald, September 3rd, 1914". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Finding Nebraska's Ghost Towns". Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "This Haunting Road Trip Through Nebraska Ghost Towns Is One You Won't Forget". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "15 Abandoned and Forgotten Ghost Towns in Nebraska". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "15 more Nebraska ghost towns". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Pawnee County - Genealogy Trails: Early Settlers". Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Hooker County, Nebraska, 1912 Map". Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ "Pedigree Accompanies Hooker County List, 1913". Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Hope (Scott's Bluff County)". Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Largest advertising poster". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Oreapolis: Nebraska's Ghost Town". Retrieved November 16, 2023.