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Marysville

Ghost town · Seward County, Nebraska

Seward quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Seward quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Marysville is a ghost town in Seward County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Seward County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Marysville as a historical populated place on the Staplehurst 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 40.9667° N, 97.2087° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStaplehurst
Elevation1,470 ft
Nearest living townStaplehurst, NE
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1881808
Coordinates40.96668, -97.20865

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What's there now

Marysville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Staplehurst, NE (population 295), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,470 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 Marysville?

Marysville is in Seward County, Nebraska, at 40.9667, -97.2087.

How many ghost towns are in Seward County?

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

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