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[1] | Ketchum | Dodge | Not a full ghost town. Population of 14 as of the 2020 census. | ||
| Andrews[2] | Sioux | 1906 | 1951 | Source([2]) may be a bit flimsy due to it being self-made. | |
| Angora[3] | Antelope Hill | Morrill | 1900 | ||
| Anoka[4] | Boyd | ||||
| Antioch[1][4] | 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 in 1889 | |||
| Bayonne | Cherry | ||||
| Belmont[1] | 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[5] | Pawnee | ||||
| Covington | Dakota | ||||
| Crouse | Lancaster | Now Branched Oak State Recreation Area. | |||
| Dale | Custer | ||||
| De Soto | Washington | ||||
| DeWitty | Audacious | Cherry | |||
| Dobytown | Kearney | ||||
| Donald[6] | Hooker | ||||
| Duff | Rock | ||||
| Dunwell[6] | Hooker | ||||
| Dyson Hollow Lime Kiln[1] | Sarpy | ||||
| Eclipse[7] | Hooker | circa 1913 | First white man in Hooker County born in Eclipse. | ||
| Edholm[4] | Butler | ||||
| Elsmere | Cherry | ||||
| Elton | Custer | ||||
| Elvira | Merrick | ||||
| Factoryville | Union Mills | Cass | |||
| Friedensau | Thayer | ||||
| Glen | Sioux | ||||
| Glencoe | Dodge | ||||
| Gross | Boyd | Near ghost town. | |||
| Hayland | Adams | ||||
| Hecla[6] | Hooker | ||||
| Homerville | Gosper | ||||
| Hope[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 | Lincoln | ||||
| Jacksonville | |||||
| Jamaica | Lancaster | ||||
| Kelso[6] | 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[1] | Otoe City | Otoe | |||
| Mission Creek | Pawnee | ||||
| Monowi[9] | 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 | Datoka | 1856 | |||
| Oreapolis[10] | Cass | 1859 | 1864 | ||
| Pauline | Adams | 1887 | |||
| Pebble | Dodge | ||||
| Pishelville | Knox | 1874 | |||
| Pittsburg | Seward | ||||
| Pleasant Hill | Saline | ||||
| Pleasant Valley | Dodge | ||||
| Ringgold | Ringold | Dawson | |||
| Rock Bluff | Cass | ||||
| Royal | Antelope | ||||
| Saltillo | Lancaster | ||||
| Sartoria | Buffalo | ||||
| Savannah | Butler | ||||
| Schafferville | |||||
| Scott's Valley | |||||
| Sedan | Nuckolls | ||||
| Shea | Jefferson | ||||
| Speiser | Richardson | ||||
| Spring Ranch | Springranch, Spring Ranche | Clay | |||
| St. Deroin[4] | Nemaha County | ||||
| Tate | Pawnee | ||||
| Tipp's Branch | Pawnee | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Venus | Knox | ||||
| Violet[4] | Butler | Pawnee | |||
| Wee Town | Wee | Pierce | |||
| Weir[6] | Hooker | ||||
| Weissert | Custer | ||||
| Wheeler | Baird | Wheeler |
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 5 "5 Nebraska Ghost Towns that have been Long Abandoned". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- 1 2 "Andrews, Teresa Johnston and Bess Bannan". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ↑ "Angora, The Alliance Herald, September 3rd, 1914". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Finding Nebraska's Ghost Towns". Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Pawnee County - Genealogy Trails: Early Settlers". Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "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.
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