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Violet

Ghost town · Pawnee County, Nebraska

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

Violet 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 Violet as a historical populated place on the Burchard 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 40.1325° N, 96.2547° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurchard
Elevation1,244 ft
Nearest living townBurchard, NE
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1883686
Coordinates40.13250, -96.25473

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What's there now

Violet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burchard, NE (population 125), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,244 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 Violet?

Violet is in Pawnee County, Nebraska, at 40.1325, -96.2547.

How many ghost towns are in Pawnee County?

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

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