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Headquarters

Ghost town · Wheeler County, Nebraska

Mignery Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Mignery Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Headquarters is a ghost town in Wheeler County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Wheeler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Headquarters as a historical populated place on the Mignery Ranch 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 41.9481° N, 98.4998° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMignery Ranch
Elevation2,061 ft
Nearest living townBartlett, NE
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1847491
Coordinates41.94806, -98.49980

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What's there now

Headquarters is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bartlett, NE (population 162), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,061 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 Headquarters?

Headquarters is in Wheeler County, Nebraska, at 41.9481, -98.4998.

How many ghost towns are in Wheeler County?

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

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