Ghost Towns in Nebraska

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66 ghost towns

3% sit on public land · 15 with a free-licensed photo

1164
  • National Forest 1
  • State 1
  • Private or unlisted 64
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the most common landscape type among Nebraska's ghost towns.

The largest share, 64 of 66, sits on land missing from the public lands database, which usually means private property: look from the road unless the owner says otherwise. Each town page has the land manager, monthly weather and the nearest open town.

AngoraAntiochBelmontBreslauDobytownLynnMarsMarslandMeadvillePaulineRock BluffSt. DeroinWee TownReno
  • National Forest 1
  • State 1
  • Private or unlisted 64

Each dot is a ghost town, colored by who manages the land at its location. Labels mark the most searched. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Most searched in Nebraska

Ghost towns near Omaha

All 66 by county

Adams County 2

Banner County 1

Box Butte County 2

Buffalo County 1

Butler County 1

Cass County 3

Cherry County 3

Clay County 1

Custer County 3

Dakota County 1

Dawes County 3

Dodge County 3

Fillmore County 1

Hall County 1

Jefferson County 2

Kearney County 1

Keya Paha County 2

Knox County 3

Lancaster County 2

Lincoln County 1

McPherson County 1

Morrill County 2

Nemaha County 1

Nuckolls County 2

Otoe County 1

Pawnee County 3

Pierce County 2

Rock County 3

Saline County 1

Saunders County 1

Sheridan County 2

Sioux County 3

Thayer County 2

Valley County 1

Washington County 2

Wheeler County 1

York County 1

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