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Albany

Ghost town · Sheridan County, Nebraska

Clinton NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Clinton NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Albany is a ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska. It is one of 10 former communities in Sheridan County on the federal names register. No county in Nebraska has more among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Albany as a historical populated place on the Clinton NE topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.9583° N, 102.2893° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleClinton NE
Elevation3,793 ft
Nearest living townGordon, NE
Distance to it11.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1832166
Coordinates42.95833, -102.28932

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What's there now

Albany is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gordon, NE (population 1,646), about 11.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,793 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Albany?

Albany is in Sheridan County, Nebraska, at 42.9583, -102.2893.

How many ghost towns are in Sheridan County?

Sheridan County, Nebraska has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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