Abandoned Record
About Jalapa
Jalapa (aka Jalapa City aka Jalappa) is a bygone town in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. Located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Hooper on the north side of Maple Creek (a tributary to the Elkhorn River) in Section 5 of the Nickerson Township.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jalapa, 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 Jalapa is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Jalapa
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 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Hooper sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Blair 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 Jalapa
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jalapa, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q126870310.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).