List of ghost towns in Nebraska

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Nebraska.

Rock Bluff School, formerly the Naomi Institute, Rock Bluff, Nebraska

## Ghost towns

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Town name  | Other name(s)  | County  | Established  | Disestablished  | Remarks

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Abdal[1] |  | Nuckolls |  |  |
Ames[1][2] | Ketchum | Dodge |  |  | Not a full ghost town. Population of 14 as of the 2020 census.
Andrews[1][3] |  | Sioux | 1906 | 1951 | Source([3]) may be a bit flimsy due to it being self-made.
Angora[1][4] | Antelope Hill | Morrill | 1900 |  |
Anoka[1][5] |  | Boyd |  |  |
Antioch[1][2][5][6][7] |  | Sheridan | 1891 |  |
Appleton |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Arago[1][8] | Fargo | Richardson | 1860 |  | Some people claim that Fargo and Arago were separate communities. This statement needs further research to be proven.
Armour[1] |  | Pawnee | 1890 | 1934 |
Ashford[1] |  | Banner |  |  | Temporary county seat for Banner County in 1889
Bayonne |  | Cherry |  |  |
Belmont[1][2] | Evergreen City | Dawes |  |  |
Bluevale | Blue Valley | York |  |  |
Bookwalter[1] |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Bowen |  | Washington | 1886 |  |
Bower | Bowerville | Jefferson |  |  |
Breslau[1] |  | Pierce |  |  |
Brewster[1] |  | 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[1][6][7] |  | Keya Paha |  |  |
Burton[1] |  | Keya Paha |  |  |
Carns[1] |  | Keya Paha |  |  |
Charlestown[1] |  | York |  |  |
Cincinnati[9] |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Covington[1][7] | Harney City | Dakota |  |  |
Crouse |  | Lancaster |  |  | Now Branched Oak State Recreation Area.
Dale[1] |  | Custer |  |  |
De Soto[1] |  | Washington |  |  |
DeWitty[7] | Audacious | Cherry |  |  |
Dobytown[6][7] |  | Kearney |  |  |
Donald[1][10] |  | Hooker |  |  |
Duff[1] |  | Rock |  |  |
Dunwell[1][10] |  | Hooker |  |  |
Dyson Hollow Lime Kiln[2][7] |  | Sarpy |  |  |
Eclipse[1][11] |  | Hooker | circa 1913 |  | First white man in Hooker County born in Eclipse.
Edholm[5] |  | Butler |  |  |
Elsmere[1] |  | Cherry |  |  |
Elton[1] |  | Custer |  |  |
Elvira[1][8] |  | Merrick |  | Once the county seat of Merrick County |
Factoryville | Union Mills | Cass |  |  |
Friedensau[1][8] |  | Thayer |  |  |
Glen[1] |  | Sioux |  |  |
Glencoe |  | Dodge |  |  |
Gross[1] |  | Boyd |  |  | Near ghost town.
Hayland |  | Adams |  |  |
Hecla[1][10] |  | Hooker |  |  |
Homerville |  | Gosper |  |  |
Hope[1][12][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[1] |  | Lincoln |  |  |
Jacksonville |  |  |  |  |
Jamaica[1][8] |  | Lancaster |  |  |
Kelso[1][10] |  | Hooker |  |  |
Koesterville |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Lakeland[8] |  | Brown |  |  |
Lee Park[8] |  | Custer and Valley |  |  |
Lemoyne[1] |  | Keith |  |  |
Letan[1] |  | Box Butte |  |  |
Linton |  |  |  |  |
Lomax[1] |  | Custer |  |  |
Lynn[1] |  | Morrill |  |  |
Mariaville[1] |  | Rock |  |  |
Mars | Jessup | Knox |  |  |
Marsland[1][8] |  | Dawes |  |  |
Martha[1][8] |  | Holt |  |  |
Mayberry |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Meadville[1] |  | Keya Paha |  |  |
Melrose[8] |  | Harlan |  |  |
Meridian[1][8] | Big Sandy | Jefferson |  |  |
Minersville[1][2][6][7] | Otoe City | Otoe |  |  |
Mission Creek |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Monowi[1][13] |  | 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[1][7] |  | Sioux |  |  |
Mud Springs[7][8] |  | Morrill |  |  |
Neapolis[7][8] |  | Saunders |  |  |
New Home |  |  |  |  |
Nonpareil[1] |  | Box Butte |  |  |
North Summerfield |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Omadi |  | Dakota | 1856 |  |
Oreapolis[14] |  | Cass | 1859 | 1864 |
Pauline[1] |  | Adams | 1887 |  |
Pebble |  | Dodge |  |  |
Pishelville[1] |  | Knox | 1874 |  |
Pittsburg |  | Seward |  |  |
Pleasant Hill[1][7][8] | Pleasanthill | Saline |  |  |
Pleasant Valley[1] |  | Dodge |  |  |
Ringgold | Ringold | Dawson |  |  |
Rock Bluff[1][7] |  | Cass |  |  |
Royal[1] |  | Antelope |  |  |
Saltillo[1] |  | Lancaster |  |  |
Sartoria[1][7][8] |  | Buffalo |  |  |
Savannah |  | Butler |  |  |
Shafferville |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Scott's Valley |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Sedan[1] |  | Nuckolls |  |  |
Shea |  | Jefferson |  |  |
Speiser |  | Richardson |  |  |
Spiker |  | Washington |  |  |
Spring Ranch[1] | Springranch, Spring Ranche | Clay |  |  |
St. Deroin[1][5][6][7] | Saint Deroin | Nemaha |  |  |
Tate[1] |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Tipp's Branch |  | Pawnee |  |  |
Unit[1] |  | Sioux |  |  |
Venus[1][6][7] |  | Knox |  |  |
Violet[1][5] | Butler | Pawnee |  |  |
Wee Town | Wee | Pierce |  |  |
Weir[1][10] |  | Hooker |  |  |
Weissert[1] |  | Custer |  |  |
Wheeler[1] | Baird | Wheeler |  |  |

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn "Nebraska Place-Names, Lillian Linder Fitzpatrick". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e "5 Nebraska Ghost Towns that have been Long Abandoned". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
3. ^ a b "Andrews, Teresa Johnston and Bess Bannan". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
4. ^ "Angora, The Alliance Herald, September 3rd, 1914". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
5. ^ a b c d e "Finding Nebraska's Ghost Towns". Retrieved November 14, 2023.
6. ^ a b c d e f "This Haunting Road Trip Through Nebraska Ghost Towns Is One You Won't Forget". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "15 Abandoned and Forgotten Ghost Towns in Nebraska". Retrieved January 27, 2024.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "15 more Nebraska ghost towns". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
9. ^ "Pawnee County - Genealogy Trails: Early Settlers". Retrieved November 28, 2023.
10. ^ a b c d e "Hooker County, Nebraska, 1912 Map". Retrieved November 6, 2023.
11. ^ "Pedigree Accompanies Hooker County List, 1913". Retrieved November 7, 2023.
12. ^ "Hope (Scott's Bluff County)". Retrieved November 7, 2023.
13. ^ "Largest advertising poster". Retrieved November 9, 2023.
14. ^ "Oreapolis: Nebraska's Ghost Town". Retrieved November 16, 2023.

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