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Marple

Ghost town · Sheridan County, Nebraska

Skunk Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500)
Skunk Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marple is a ghost town in Sheridan County, Nebraska. It is one of 10 former communities in Sheridan County on the federal names register. No county in Nebraska has more among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marple as a historical populated place on the Skunk Lake NW 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 42.4005° N, 102.7296° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSkunk Lake NW
Elevation3,790 ft
Nearest living townBerea, NE
Distance to it18.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1832132
Coordinates42.40052, -102.72964

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What's there now

Marple is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berea, NE (population 13), about 18.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,790 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 Marple?

Marple is in Sheridan County, Nebraska, at 42.4005, -102.7296.

How many ghost towns are in Sheridan County?

Sheridan County, Nebraska has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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