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Ghost town · Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Caldwell is a ghost town in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Scotts Bluff County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Caldwell as a historical populated place on the Morrill 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 41.9000° N, 103.9672° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Morrill |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,092 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lyman, NE |
| Distance to it | 3.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 836012 |
| Coordinates | 41.89997, -103.96717 |
What's there now
Caldwell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lyman, NE (population 366), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,092 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Ashfordghost town · Banner County · 23.4 mi
- Lake Minatare Lighthouselighthouse · Scotts Bluff County · 24.1 mi
- Trelonaghost town · Goshen County · 25.6 mi
- Sunriseghost town · Platte County · 48.2 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.