Abandoned Record
About Carns
Carns is an extinct town in Keya Paha County, in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Carns bears the name of a pioneer settler.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Carns, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Carns is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Carns
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1949 Carns sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Carns sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Ainsworth sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1989 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Carns
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
- Mariaville8.0 mi E · Rock
- Burton13.4 mi NW · Keya Paha
- Anoka36.2 mi NE · Boyd
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Carns, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995527.
- USGS GNIS 1841416.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).