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Kent

Ghost town · Loup County, Nebraska

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

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kent as a historical populated place on the Taylor 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 41.7556° N, 99.3087° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleTaylor SE
Elevation2,257 ft
Nearest living townTaylor, NE
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1845148
Coordinates41.75556, -99.30872

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What's there now

Kent is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taylor, NE (population 144), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,257 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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