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Kanosha

Ghost town · Cass County, Nebraska

Nehawka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Nehawka quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kanosha is a ghost town in Cass County, Nebraska. It is one of 3 former communities in Cass County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kanosha as a historical populated place on the Rock Bluff 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 40.8861° N, 95.8558° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRock Bluff
Elevation1,061 ft
Nearest living townBeaver Lake, NE
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1897817
Coordinates40.88611, -95.85584

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What's there now

Kanosha is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beaver Lake, NE (population 2,198), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,061 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 Kanosha?

Kanosha is in Cass County, Nebraska, at 40.8861, -95.8558.

How many ghost towns are in Cass County?

Cass County, Nebraska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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