Abandoned Record
About Mars
Mars is a ghost town in Knox County, Nebraska. The site is now the location of a private campsite named the Historic Mars Campground.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mars, 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 Mars is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Mars
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 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Orchard NW sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 ONeill sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 ONeill 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 Mars
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Mars": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Mars, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18356542.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).