Eighty-four-year-old Elsie Eiler pays taxes to herself, grants her own alcohol licence and is the only remaining resident in Monowi, Nebraska. As people around the world are socially distancing, it’s ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Monowi, in Boyd County, Nebraska, is a somewhere far from anywhere. The town — if you can call it that; ...

In 2005, the journalist Alyssa Schukar began photographing the life of Elsie Eiler, the sole resident of Monowi, Neb. By Alyssa Schukar Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers ...

Elsie Eiler is the sole resident of Monowi, Neb. In the mornings, she walks along the empty main street to open its one remaining business, the Monowi Tavern, which her family has run since 1971. She ...

At the age of 84, Elsie Eiler is still the proud mayor of her hometown of Monowi in Nebraska. But not only is she the town's mayor, she is also the village clerk, treasurer, the smartest, the ...

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Abandoned houses, haunted lanes, uninhabited wilderness,one woman town or Monowi, population 1 may be the common expressions to describe America's small village Monowi, located in the U.S. state of ...

She's the town’s sole resident, mayor, librarian, and bartender — all rolled into one. The economic downturn and collapsing rural infrastructure drove people to cities in search of better ...

As the one and only resident of Monowi, Nebraska, Elsie Eiler is the town’s mayor, treasurer, clerk, secretary, tavern owner, librarian, and default mediator if any disagreements arise at the bar.

If you are looking for Tiny Town USA - this is it! Americans seeking an idyllic small town to take a vacation in are in luck as a new study has named this Nebraska town as the best - with only local ...

Elsie Eiler proudly keeps the Monowi Tavern open for 12 hours a day for travellers, truck drivers and local farmers AMERICA’S smallest town has a remarkable population of just one – and she’s refusing ...