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Pella

Ghost town · Lancaster County, Nebraska

Firth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000)
Firth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

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

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pella as a historical populated place on the Firth 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 40.5522° N, 96.5017° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFirth
Elevation1,357 ft
Nearest living townPanama, NE
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID1898521
Coordinates40.55222, -96.50168

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What's there now

Pella is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Panama, NE (population 223), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,357 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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