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Peters

Ghost town · Sheridan County, Nebraska

Hay Springs SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Hay Springs SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Peters 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 Peters as a historical populated place on the Hay Springs SW 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 42.5055° N, 102.6358° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHay Springs SW
Elevation3,760 ft
Nearest living townHay Springs, NE
Distance to it12.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1832136
Coordinates42.50552, -102.63575

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What's there now

Peters is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hay Springs, NE (population 659), about 12.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,760 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 Peters?

Peters is in Sheridan County, Nebraska, at 42.5055, -102.6358.

How many ghost towns are in Sheridan County?

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

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