Abandoned Record
About Marsland
Marsland is an unincorporated community in southwestern Dawes County, Nebraska, United States. It lies on the Niobrara River along Nebraska Highways 2 and 71, 18 miles south of Crawford, and southwest of the city of Chadron, the county seat of Dawes County.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Marsland, 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 Marsland is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Marsland
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.
- 1951 Marsland sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Alliance sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Alliance sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Alliance sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Marsland sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Hemingford 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 Marsland
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Marsland": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Marsland, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6773972.
- USGS GNIS 831064.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).