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Ingham

Ghost town · Lincoln County, Nebraska

Stockville NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Stockville NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ingham is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in Nebraska, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Lincoln County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ingham as a historical populated place: 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 40.7331° N, 100.3383° W.

Key facts

Elevation2,700 ft
Nearest living townMoorefield, NE
Distance to it4.4 miles
Coordinates40.73306, -100.33833

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What's there now

Ingham is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Moorefield, NE (population 37), about 4.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,700 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 Ingham?

Ingham is in Lincoln County, Nebraska, at 40.7331, -100.3383.

How many ghost towns are in Lincoln County?

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

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