Francis is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Wheeler County,
Nebraska
Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...
, United States.
History
A post office was established at Francis in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917. Francis was likely named for an early settler.
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1925 edition
is available for download a
University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
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References
Geography of Wheeler County, Nebraska
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