Pleasant Hill Ghost Town

Saline County, Nebraska40.5867, -97.0817

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
7.3 miCrete, NE
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
22 miJamaica
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pleasant Hill. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pleasant Hill is a former settlement in Saline County, Nebraska, listed among the ghost towns of Nebraska.

On the map

20 mi40 miLincolnBeatriceYorkSewardWaverlyFairburyPleasant Hill
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pleasant Hill. 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 Crete, NE, about 7.3 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lincoln, NE, 26 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Jamaica22 mi east
  2. Saltillo22 mi east
  3. Bower23 mi south
  4. Sawyer23 mi west
  5. Meridian30 mi southwest
  6. Charlestown36 mi northwest
  7. Williams41 mi southwest
  8. Stoddard44 mi southwest

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°3313Jan3816Feb5026Mar6236Apr7250May8260Jun8464Jul8361Aug7752Sep6539Oct5026Nov3617DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 0.8 inMar: 1.6 inApr: 2.4 inMay: 4.9 inJun: 4.2 inJul: 3.5 inAug: 3.4 inSep: 2.8 inOct: 2.3 inNov: 1.3 inDec: 1.1 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 Friend 3E. Snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Friend 3E station (USC00253065), 8.7 miles away. About 29.0 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSaline County, Nebraska
Coordinates40.58670, -97.08170
Also known asPleasant Hill, Nebraska, Pleasant Hill, NE
SourcesWikidata Q18388991 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pleasant Hill ghost town?

In Saline County, Nebraska, at 40.5867, -97.0817. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Crete, NE, about 7.3 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lincoln, NE, 26 miles away.

Can you visit Pleasant Hill?

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 Pleasant Hill?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Friend 3E. Snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Pleasant Hill?

Yes. Jamaica (22 mi), Saltillo (22 mi), Bower (23 mi), Sawyer (23 mi).

More ghost towns in Nebraska

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