List of ghost towns in Nebraska facts for kids
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Nebraska.
Rock Bluff School, formerly the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff, Nebraska
Ghost towns
| Town name | Other name(s) | County | Established | Disestablished | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdal | Nuckolls | ||||
| Ames | Ketchum | Dodge | Not a full ghost town. Population of 14 as of the 2020 census. | ||
| Andrews | Sioux | 1906 | 1951 | Source() may be a bit flimsy due to it being self-made. | |
| Angora | Antelope Hill | Morrill | 1900 | ||
| Anoka | Boyd | ||||
| Antioch | Sheridan | 1891 | |||
| Appleton | Pawnee | ||||
| Arago | Fargo | Richardson | 1860 | Some people claim that Fargo and Arago were separate communities. This statement needs further research to be proven. | |
| Armour | Pawnee | 1890 | 1934 | ||
| Ashford | Banner | Temporary county seat for Banner County in 1889 | |||
| Bayonne | Cherry | ||||
| Belmont | Evergreen City | Dawes | |||
| Bluevale | Blue Valley | York | |||
| Bookwalter | Pawnee | ||||
| Bower | Bowerville | Jefferson | |||
| Breslau | Pierce | ||||
| Brewster | 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 | Keya Paha | ||||
| Burton | Keya Paha | ||||
| Carns | Keya Paha | ||||
| Charlestown | York | ||||
| Cincinnati | Pawnee | ||||
| Covington | Harney City | Dakota | |||
| Crouse | Lancaster | Now Branched Oak State Recreation Area. | |||
| Dale | Custer | ||||
| De Soto | Washington | ||||
| DeWitty | Audacious | Cherry | |||
| Dobytown | Kearney | ||||
| Donald | Hooker | ||||
| Duff | Rock | ||||
| Dunwell | Hooker | ||||
| Dyson Hollow Lime Kiln | Sarpy | ||||
| Eclipse | Hooker | circa 1913 | First white man in Hooker County born in Eclipse. | ||
| Edholm | Butler | ||||
| Elsmere | Cherry | ||||
| Elton | Custer | ||||
| Elvira | Merrick | Once the county seat of Merrick County | |||
| Factoryville | Union Mills | Cass | |||
| Friedensau | Thayer | ||||
| Glen | Sioux | ||||
| Glencoe | Dodge | ||||
| Gross | Boyd | Near ghost town. | |||
| Hayland | Adams | ||||
| Hecla | Hooker | ||||
| Homerville | Gosper | ||||
| Hope | 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 | Lincoln | ||||
| Jacksonville | |||||
| Jamaica | Lancaster | ||||
| Kelso | Hooker | ||||
| Koesterville | Pawnee | ||||
| Lakeland | Brown | ||||
| Lee Park | Custer and Valley | ||||
| Lemoyne | Keith | ||||
| Linton | |||||
| Lomax | Custer | ||||
| Lynn | Morrill | ||||
| Mariaville | Rock | ||||
| Mars | Jessup | Knox | |||
| Marsland | Dawes | ||||
| Martha | Holt | ||||
| Mayberry | Pawnee | ||||
| Meadville | Keya Paha | ||||
| Melrose | Harlan | ||||
| Meridian | Big Sandy | Jefferson | |||
| Minersville | Otoe City | Otoe | |||
| Mission Creek | Pawnee | ||||
| Monowi | 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 | Sioux | ||||
| Mud Springs | Morrill | ||||
| Neapolis | Saunders | ||||
| New Home | |||||
| Nonpareil | Box Butte | ||||
| North Summerfield | Pawnee | ||||
| Omadi | Dakota | 1856 | |||
| Oreapolis | Cass | 1859 | 1864 | ||
| Pauline | Adams | 1887 | |||
| Pebble | Dodge | ||||
| Pishelville | Knox | 1874 | |||
| Pittsburg | Seward | ||||
| Pleasant Hill | Pleasanthill | Saline | |||
| Pleasant Valley | Dodge | ||||
| Ringgold | Ringold | Dawson | |||
| Rock Bluff | Cass | ||||
| Royal | Antelope | ||||
| Saltillo | Lancaster | ||||
| Sartoria | Buffalo | ||||
| Savannah | Butler | ||||
| Shafferville | Pawnee | ||||
| Scott's Valley | Pawnee | ||||
| Sedan | Nuckolls | ||||
| Shea | Jefferson | ||||
| Speiser | Richardson | ||||
| Spring Ranch | Springranch, Spring Ranche | Clay | |||
| St. Deroin | Saint Deroin | Nemaha | |||
| Tate | Pawnee | ||||
| Tipp's Branch | Pawnee | ||||
| Unit | Sioux | ||||
| Venus | Knox | ||||
| Violet | Butler | Pawnee | |||
| Wee Town | Wee | Pierce | |||
| Weir | Hooker | ||||
| Weissert | Custer | ||||
| Wheeler | Baird | Wheeler |
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