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Ionia

Ghost town · Dixon County, Nebraska

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ionia as a historical populated place on the Burbank 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 42.6683° N, 96.7809° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurbank
Elevation1,120 ft
Nearest living townNewcastle, NE
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1759801
Coordinates42.66833, -96.78087

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What's there now

Ionia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newcastle, NE (population 329), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,120 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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