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Rosedale

Ghost town · Boyd County, Nebraska

Gross quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Gross quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rosedale is a ghost town in Boyd County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America. It is one of 3 former communities in Boyd County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rosedale as a historical populated place on the Gross 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 42.8867° N, 98.5837° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGross
Elevation1,664 ft
Nearest living townBristow, NE
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1845064
Coordinates42.88666, -98.58370

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What's there now

Rosedale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bristow, NE (population 58), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,664 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 Rosedale?

Rosedale is in Boyd County, Nebraska, at 42.8867, -98.5837.

How many ghost towns are in Boyd County?

Boyd County, Nebraska has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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