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Antioch

Ghost town · Sheridan County, Nebraska

Antioch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Antioch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Antioch 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 Antioch as a historical populated place: 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 42.0683° N, 102.5820° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,879 ft
Nearest living townAlliance, NE
Distance to it15.3 miles
Coordinates42.06830, -102.58200

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What's there now

Antioch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Alliance, NE (population 8,089), about 15.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,879 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Ruins of potash plant near Antioch, Nebraska.
Ruins of potash plant near Antioch, Nebraska. · Ammodramus / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

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Questions

Where is Antioch?

Antioch is in Sheridan County, Nebraska, at 42.0683, -102.5820.

How many ghost towns are in Sheridan County?

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

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