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Ghost town · Brown County, Nebraska
Winfield is a ghost town in Brown County, Nebraska. It is the only former community in Brown County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Winfield as a historical populated place on the Bassett NW 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 42.6736° N, 99.6776° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Bassett NW |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,252 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bassett, NE |
| Distance to it | 9.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1844903 |
| Coordinates | 42.67361, -99.67762 |
What's there now
Winfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bassett, NE (population 622), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,252 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.