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Plattford

Ghost town · Sarpy County, Nebraska

Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Plattford is a ghost town in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Sarpy County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plattford as a historical populated place on the Springfield 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 41.0500° N, 96.2086° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringfield
Elevation1,146 ft
Nearest living townSouth Bend, NE
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1898098
Coordinates41.05000, -96.20863

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What's there now

Plattford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Bend, NE (population 99), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,146 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 Plattford?

Plattford is in Sarpy County, Nebraska, at 41.0500, -96.2086.

How many ghost towns are in Sarpy County?

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

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