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Yancton

Ghost town · Richardson County, Nebraska

Craig quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500)
Craig quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1920, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Yancton is a ghost town in Richardson County, Nebraska. It is one of 7 former communities in Richardson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 48 Nebraska counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Yancton as a historical populated place on the Rulo 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 40.0778° N, 95.4197° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRulo
Elevation948 ft
Nearest living townRulo, NE
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1883506
Coordinates40.07778, -95.41970

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What's there now

Yancton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rulo, NE (population 142), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 948 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 Yancton?

Yancton is in Richardson County, Nebraska, at 40.0778, -95.4197.

How many ghost towns are in Richardson County?

Richardson County, Nebraska has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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