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Bismarck

Ghost town · Cuming County, Nebraska

Wisner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Wisner quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bismarck is a ghost town in Cuming County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Cuming County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bismarck as a historical populated place on the Wisner 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 41.9111° N, 96.9086° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWisner
Elevation1,485 ft
Nearest living townBeemer, NE
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1893067
Coordinates41.91111, -96.90865

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What's there now

Bismarck is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beemer, NE (population 772), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,485 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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