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Cornell

Ghost town · Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Culbertson SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Culbertson SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cornell as a historical populated place on the Culbertson SW 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 40.0239° N, 100.9377° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCulbertson SW
Elevation2,834 ft
Nearest living townTrenton, NE
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1841312
Coordinates40.02389, -100.93766

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What's there now

Cornell is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Trenton, NE (population 468), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,834 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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