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Spring Ranch

Ghost town · Clay County, Nebraska

Fairfield NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Fairfield NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Spring Ranch is a ghost town in Clay County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America. It is the only former community in Clay County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Spring Ranch as a historical populated place on the Fairfield NW 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 40.4064° N, 98.2339° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairfield NW
Nearest living townDeweese, NE
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1882368
Coordinates40.40640, -98.23394

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What's there now

Spring Ranch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Deweese, NE (population 31), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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