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Mission

Ghost town · Pawnee County, Nebraska

Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Liberty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mission is a ghost town in Pawnee County, Nebraska. It is one of 4 former communities in Pawnee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mission as a historical populated place on the Liberty 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 40.0306° N, 96.4086° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLiberty
Elevation1,404 ft
Nearest living townSummerfield, KS
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1883676
Coordinates40.03056, -96.40863

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What's there now

Mission is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Summerfield, KS (population 166), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,404 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 Mission?

Mission is in Pawnee County, Nebraska, at 40.0306, -96.4086.

How many ghost towns are in Pawnee County?

Pawnee County, Nebraska has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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