Abandoned Record
About Stockham
Stockham is a village in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stockham had a population of 32.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Stockham, 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 Stockham is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Stockham
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.
- 1898 York sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1899 York sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Lincoln sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Lincoln sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Lincoln sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1969 Stockham sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 York 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 Stockham
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Nebraska index.
- Charlestown14.8 mi NE · York
- Arborville22.9 mi NE · York
- Houston25.2 mi NE · York
- Spring Ranch26.3 mi SW · Clay
- Angus30.1 mi S · Nuckolls
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Stockham": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Stockham, Nebraska": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q2449476.
- USGS GNIS 833833.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).