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Blaine Center

Ghost town · Blaine County, Nebraska

Brewster NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Brewster NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blaine Center as a historical populated place on the Brewster NW 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 41.9333° N, 99.8976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrewster NW
Elevation2,551 ft
Nearest living townBrewster, NE
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1845195
Coordinates41.93333, -99.89763

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What's there now

Blaine Center is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brewster, NE (population 38), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,551 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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