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Willow Springs

Ghost town · Garfield County, Nebraska

Burwell SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Burwell SE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Willow Springs is a ghost town in Garfield County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Garfield County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Willow Springs as a historical populated place on the Burwell SE 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 41.7836° N, 99.0948° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurwell SE
Elevation2,165 ft
Nearest living townBurwell, NE
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID1847527
Coordinates41.78362, -99.09482

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What's there now

Willow Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Burwell, NE (population 1,020), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,165 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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