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Tate

Ghost town · Pawnee County, Nebraska

Lewiston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Lewiston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tate is a ghost town in Pawnee County, Nebraska. It is one of 4 former communities in Pawnee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tate as a historical populated place on the Lewiston 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 40.2097° N, 96.4545° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLewiston
Elevation1,393 ft
Nearest living townLewiston, NE
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1883672
Coordinates40.20972, -96.45446

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What's there now

Tate is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lewiston, NE (population 40), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,393 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 Tate?

Tate is in Pawnee County, Nebraska, at 40.2097, -96.4545.

How many ghost towns are in Pawnee County?

Pawnee County, Nebraska has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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