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Stoddard

Ghost town · Thayer County, Nebraska

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

Stoddard is a ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Thayer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stoddard as a historical populated place on the Chester 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 40.0889° N, 97.6142° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChester
Elevation1,606 ft
Nearest living townChester, NE
Distance to it5.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1882977
Coordinates40.08890, -97.61421

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What's there now

Stoddard is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chester, NE (population 274), about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,606 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 Stoddard?

Stoddard is in Thayer County, Nebraska, at 40.0889, -97.6142.

How many ghost towns are in Thayer County?

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

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