WayfarrowCarns
Ghost town · Keya Paha County, Nebraska
Carns is a ghost town in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America. It is the only former community in Keya Paha County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carns as a historical populated place on the Carns 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 42.7347° N, 99.4823° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Carns |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,871 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bassett, NE |
| Distance to it | 10.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 827933 |
| Coordinates | 42.73472, -99.48233 |
What's there now
Carns is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bassett, NE (population 622), about 10.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,871 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Winfieldghost town · Brown County · 10.8 mi
- Clevelandghost town · Holt County · 18.9 mi
- Bakerghost town · Boyd County · 42 mi
- Wheelerghost town · Charles Mix County · 43.7 mi
- Rosedaleghost town · Boyd County · 46.8 mi
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.