Armour Ghost Town

Pawnee County, Nebraska40.1194, -96.4203

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
13 miWymore, NE
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
4.8 miBookwalter
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Armour. No free-licensed photo yet.

Armour is an abandoned town in Pawnee County, Nebraska.

On the map

20 mi40 miBeatriceHickmanAuburnMarysvilleSabethaSenecaSyracuseArmour
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  • Private or unlisted

Star: Armour. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Wymore, NE, about 13 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lincoln, NE, 50 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Bookwalter4.8 mi southeast
  2. Mayberry9.2 mi northeast
  3. Bigelow34 mi south
  4. Irving35 mi south
  5. Bower41 mi west
  6. Saltillo42 mi north
  7. Jamaica42 mi north
  8. Excelsior44 mi east

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3414Jan3918Feb5128Mar6339Apr7250May8261Jun8666Jul8564Aug7855Sep6542Oct5029Nov3819DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 1.1 inMar: 2.1 inApr: 3.2 inMay: 5.3 inJun: 4.2 inJul: 4.5 inAug: 3.6 inSep: 3.0 inOct: 2.6 inNov: 1.5 inDec: 1.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Virginia. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Virginia station (USC00258875), 9.6 miles away. About 33.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationPawnee County, Nebraska
Coordinates40.11944, -96.42029
SourcesWikidata Q27995526 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Armour ghost town?

In Pawnee County, Nebraska, at 40.1194, -96.4203. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Wymore, NE, about 13 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lincoln, NE, 50 miles away.

Can you visit Armour?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Armour?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Virginia. July brings 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Armour?

Yes. Bookwalter (4.8 mi), Mayberry (9.2 mi), Bigelow (34 mi), Irving (35 mi).

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