Abandoned Record
About Sparks
Sparks is an unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 2,602 feet (793 m).
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sparks, 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 Sparks is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Sparks
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.
- 1950 Sparks sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Valentine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Valentine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Sparks sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Valentine 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 Sparks
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sparks": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Sparks, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7573700.
- USGS GNIS 833641.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).