Abandoned Record
About Glen
Glen is an unincorporated community in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. It was named for the surrounding glen.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Glen, 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 Glen is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Glen
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.
- 1955 Alliance sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Alliance sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Alliance sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Glen sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Crawford sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Glen
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Glen": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Glen, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18151663.
- USGS GNIS 1827805.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).