WayfarrowMyrtle
Ghost town · Lincoln County, Nebraska
Myrtle is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Myrtle as a historical populated place on the Stapleton SE 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 41.3444° N, 100.5976° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Stapleton SE |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3,029 ft |
| Nearest living town | Stapleton, NE |
| Distance to it | 10.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1838471 |
| Coordinates | 41.34444, -100.59764 |
What's there now
Myrtle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stapleton, NE (population 349), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,029 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
Questions
Where is Myrtle?
Myrtle is in Lincoln County, Nebraska, at 41.3444, -100.5976.
How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?
Lincoln County, Nebraska has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.