Abandoned Record
About Portal
Portal is an unincorporated community in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Portal, 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 Portal is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Portal
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.
- 1893 Fremont sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1896 Fremont sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Ralston sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Fremont sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Fremont 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 Portal
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
- Elk City16.6 mi NW · Douglas
- Rock Bluff20.8 mi SE · Cass
- Factoryville26.7 mi S · Cass
- Orum27.4 mi N · Washington
- Ames34.0 mi NW · Dodge
- Herman35.1 mi N · Washington
- Jalapa36.2 mi NW · Dodge
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Portal": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Portal, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q18343785.
- USGS GNIS 835419.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).