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Camden

Ghost town · Seward County, Nebraska

Crete North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Crete North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Camden is a ghost town in Seward County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Seward County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Camden as a historical populated place on the Crete North 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 40.7083° N, 96.9948° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrete North
Elevation1,349 ft
Nearest living townMilford, NE
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1881797
Coordinates40.70834, -96.99475

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What's there now

Camden is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Milford, NE (population 2,656), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,349 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 Camden?

Camden is in Seward County, Nebraska, at 40.7083, -96.9948.

How many ghost towns are in Seward County?

Seward County, Nebraska has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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