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Valley City

Ghost town · Kearney County, Nebraska

Minden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500)
Minden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1894, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Valley City is a ghost town in Kearney County, Nebraska. It is one of 2 former communities in Kearney County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Valley City as a historical populated place on the Gibbon South 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 40.6472° N, 98.8670° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGibbon South
Elevation2,068 ft
Nearest living townHeartwell, NE
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1802614
Coordinates40.64724, -98.86702

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What's there now

Valley City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Heartwell, NE (population 91), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,068 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 Valley City?

Valley City is in Kearney County, Nebraska, at 40.6472, -98.8670.

How many ghost towns are in Kearney County?

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

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