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West Randolph

Ghost town · Pierce County, Nebraska

Randolph North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000)
Randolph North quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1971, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

West Randolph is a ghost town in Pierce County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Pierce County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists West Randolph as a historical populated place on the Randolph North 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 42.3806° N, 97.3698° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRandolph North
Elevation1,704 ft
Nearest living townRandolph, NE
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1874657
Coordinates42.38056, -97.36978

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What's there now

West Randolph is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Randolph, NE (population 903), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,704 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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