Description: Detailed large map of Nebraska State, USA showing cities, towns, county formations, roads highway, US highways and State routes.
Map of Nebraska - Nebraska map with cities, counties and roads network. This is a county-first, detailed map with a road-light layout. Every county is shaded and labeled, each county seat is identified, the Platte River, Republican River, Niobrara River and the Missouri River stand out for quick orientation, and the borders with Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas are clean and easy to follow. Interstates and U.S. routes appear lightly so counties, cities and water features lead the reading experience. Treat the highways only as cues while you visually follow the counties from the Panhandle through the Sandhills to the Missouri River towns.
Capital: Lincoln | Largest city: Omaha
Nickname: The Cornhusker State | Motto: “Equality Before the Law.”
Statehood: 1867 (37th state) | Time zones: Central & Mountain (far west)
Geography: A Great Plains state defined by the Platte, Niobrara, and Republican rivers; home to the vast Sandhills dune-grasslands.
Government note: Only state with a unicameral, officially nonpartisan legislature.
Economy: Agriculture (corn, beef, soybeans), ethanol, transportation/logistics along I-80, insurance/finance, advanced manufacturing, and defense/aerospace (e.g., Offutt AFB).
Signature sites: Chimney Rock, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, Homestead National Historical Park, Niobrara National Scenic River, and Ashfall Fossil Beds.
Anchor with rivers and borders. The Platte flows west to east through the center, the Republican runs along the south, the Niobrara and Missouri form the north and east frames.
Lock each county by its seat. Round white dots mark seats like Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Hastings, Norfolk, Beatrice and Fremont.
Use roads sparingly. I-80, I-76, I-680 and I-480 are present only for direction checks. The map is designed for county clarity and city placement rather than thick highway symbols.
At the northwest corner by South Dakota and Wyoming, Harrison is a small label at the head of pine canyons. The county’s big open tan block makes a perfect corner marker.
Chadron sits on U.S. 20 near the Pine Ridge escarpment with a second label for Crawford at Fort Robinson country. The county touches South Dakota and Sheridan to the east.
A large rectangle in the Sandhills edge. Rushville centers the county; Gordon and Hay Springs appear along the High Plains corridor.
Alliance is bold on the rail junction, with irrigated circles visible in the background shading. To the south the land drops toward the North Platte system.
The map shows Gering as the seat with Scottsbluff just across the river and Mitchell to the west. The green river bottom of the North Platte makes orientation easy.
A lightly populated block south of Scotts Bluff. Harrisburg is centered and the Wyoming line is obvious to the west.
Kimball marks the corner where I-80 enters from Wyoming. Oil and wind country spread south to the Colorado line.
Sidney is prominent where I-80 and U.S. 385 meet; Lodgepole and Potter appear along the rail-interstate axis.
Bridgeport anchors the north bank of the Platte; Bayard sits near the Scotts Bluff National Monument area at the county boundary.
Oshkosh is set on the north side of Lake McConaughy’s headwaters. The county reaches north toward the Sandhills lakes.
Chappell hugs the Colorado line along I-80, a slim county that follows the South Platte.
Ogallala is a strong label at Lake McConaughy and Lake Ogallala. Blue water fills the northern half of the county, a perfect road-light landmark.
As you read back north you can track the High Plains into the Sandhills. The pale green lakelets begin to pepper the map in Sheridan and Cherry.
One of the state’s smallest populations, Hyannis sits in the heart of the Sandhills. Dune topography and numerous marshy lakes appear as blue specks.
Mullen lies along the Middle Loup. The county is nearly all grassland and ranch roads, which is why the road-light style is perfect here.
Thedford is a hub between Hooker and Blaine with the Loup River valleys crossing the county.
Brewster is tiny but marked. The Dismal River and Loup forks carve the Sandhills and guide your eye east.
Arthur sits south of the Loup forks, a square county that borders Keith to the south.
Tryon centers the county. The open yellow block tells you you are still in ranch country north of Lincoln County.
Stapleton is along the route from North Platte toward the Loup valleys. It is one of the smallest county seats on the map.
The state’s largest county by land, Valentine sits on the Niobrara River; Merriman, Cody and Kilgore appear along U.S. 20. Dozens of small lakes fill the south Sandhills toward Mullen and Hyannis.
Ainsworth lies east of Cherry; Long Pine appears along the creek that bears its name.
Bassett is central; the county is a narrow north-south strip in the northern Sandhills.
On the South Dakota line between Boyd and Cherry, Springview anchors the Keya Paha River country.
Butte is near the center, with the Niobrara and the South Dakota boundary to the north and east.
O’Neill is a dominant label; Atkinson, Stuart, Ewing and Inman track the Elkhorn drainage. The county reaches from Rock to Antelope.
Named literally for the location, Center sits near the middle of the county. Niobrara on the river and Bloomfield, Creighton and Wausa are visible.
Neligh lies on the Elkhorn with Elgin, Tilden and Orchard labeled.
Pierce and Plainview appear north of Madison County, with a tidy grid of roads as light context.
Madison is the seat, while Norfolk is the large city label. The county borders Stanton, Wayne and Pierce.
Stanton and Pilger show between Madison and Cuming along the Elkhorn corridor.
Wayne is a strong label near the Cedar and Dixon borders. College town landmarks make it easy to spot.
West Point lies along the Elkhorn; Bancroft appears on the Thurston line.
Pender anchors the county with Walthill and Macy on the Omaha Reservation lands.
On the Missouri River confluence at South Sioux City, Dakota City is the seat and South Sioux City is the large urban label near Iowa.
Ponca sits along the Missouri valley; Wakefield and Allen lie inland.
Hartington, Laurel and Randolph form the interior towns; the Missouri bluffs define the north edge.
Albion is central with St. Edward on the Platte edge and Cedar Rapids inland.
Fullerton sits just north of the Platte with Genoa west toward Platte County.
Columbus is a major label on the north bank. The Loup Power Canal and the confluence area are visible map cues.
Schuyler lies east of Columbus; the county is a narrow north-south band down to the Platte.
Fremont is large on the map. The Elkhorn joins the Platte here, then the river slides toward Douglas County.
Blair sits on the Missouri with Fort Calhoun south, a clear bluff-top county.
Tekamah is on the Missouri, with Oakland and Decatur nearby.
South of Omaha, Papillion is the seat with La Vista and Bellevue labeled, running to the Platte-Missouri confluence.
Omaha is the largest city label in the state. On a road-light map this urban cluster is still easy to read since the county boundary and river line frame the city.
North Platte is bold at the South and North Platte confluence. Sutherland, Hershey and Maxwell appear along the valley.
We saw Ogallala, Grant and Chappell earlier. Together they form the I-80 approach from Colorado and Wyoming.
These small Sandhills counties line the north side of Lincoln and Custer. Seats Arthur, Tryon, Stapleton, Thedford and Mullen are all centered dots.
A large central county with Broken Bow as the seat and towns like Arnold, Callaway, Ansley, Merna and Sargent scattered along the Loup valleys.
Lexington anchors the main I-80 valley; Cozad and Gothenburg stand out along the Platte.
Kearney is a strong label. Gibbon, Shelton and Ravenna appear, with the Platte on the south boundary.
Grand Island is prominent in the center of the state. Alda, Doniphan and Wood River fill the valley line.
Hastings sits south of Grand Island. Towns Juniata, Kennebec area and the county grid are easy to follow.
Do not confuse with the city of Kearney. Minden is the seat; Axtell and Wilcox appear in the Republican watershed.
Holdrege is a clear label with Bertrand and Loomis along the county roads.
Alma holds the seat near Harlan County Lake, a helpful blue shape on the map.
Franklin and Hildreth sit north of the Kansas line between Harlan and Webster.
Red Cloud stands on the Republican River with Bladen and Blue Hill farther north.
Clay Center is between Fairfield, Sutton, Harvard and Edgar in a neat grid.
Aurora anchors the I-80 corridor north of the Platte; Hampton and Phillips appear.
Central City and the Platte loop define the county. Chapman and Clarks lie at the edges.
Osceola is central. Stromsburg and Shelby mark the U.S. 81 corridor toward York.
York and Waco are visible along I-80, with a clean square county line.
Seward sits west of Lincoln; Milford is near the Big Blue River.
Lincoln, the state capital, fills the map in the eastern center. Suburbs Waverly, Hickman and Raymond appear across the grid.
We covered these in Part 1 from west to east. Read them again along the bluff line: Hartington, Ponca, Dakota City, Pender with South Sioux City, Wakefield, Laurel and Randolph punctuating the corridor.
South from Dixon the line runs Wayne, West Point, Tekamah, Blair. The Missouri twists are drawn clearly, so orientation remains easy without many road symbols.
This north bank chain repeats the Platte rhythm: Albion, Fullerton, Columbus, Schuyler, Fremont. The Loup River canals near Columbus read as thin blue lines.
Between the Platte and the Elkhorn-Salt system, Wahoo anchors a lattice of villages like Ashland, Valparaiso and Yutan.
David City sits north of the Platte with Bellwood and Ulysses nearby.
Return to Madison, Stanton, Pierce to locate Norfolk again before sliding down to Platte and Colfax.
Omaha is the dominant metro label on the Missouri. Bennington, Ralston and Elkhorn appear within the county block. The river and county outline keep the urban sprawl legible in road-light style.
Papillion and La Vista lie south of Omaha with Bellevue on the Missouri. Off the south edge the Platte meets the Missouri at Plattsmouth in Cass County.
Plattsmouth is on the Missouri bluffs; Weeping Water, Louisville and Elmwood are inland towns.
Blair and Tekamah form the north metro river pair with bridges toward Iowa.
Nebraska City is a large label on the river. The orchards region is indicated by the bluff shading; Syracuse and Palmyra lie inland.
Auburn sits on U.S. 75 with Peru on the river and Johnson to the west in its namesake county.
At the southeast corner, Falls City is on the Big Nemaha valley. Humboldt and Rulo appear as secondary labels.
Tecumseh lies between Sterling and Cook in a compact square.
Pawnee City anchors the county with Table Rock and Steinauer shown nearby.
Beatrice is the Big Blue River hub with Wymore to the south and Adams north toward Lancaster.
Fairbury is on the Little Blue with Plymouth and Diller on the grid.
Hebron lies on the Kansas line with Deshler and Belvidere nearby.
Geneva sits between Exeter, Fairmont and Shickley. The county is a near-perfect square.
Wilber is just south of Seward and Lancaster. Crete, Friend and DeWitt are the larger towns.
Nelson anchors the south central strip with Superior on the Kansas line and Lawrence to the north.
Clay Center again lines the Little Blue with Sutton and Harvard showing the U.S. 6 path west.
At the southwest corner along Colorado and Kansas, Benkelman is the seat with Haigler by the border.
Trenton sits near Swanson Reservoir with Culbertson and Palmer areas marked.
McCook is the regional hub. Indianola and Bartley lie east on the Republican.
Beaver City anchors this bend of the river with Oxford and Arapahoe on the Dawson and Gosper edges.
Back at Harlan County Lake, the reservoir dominates the map and marks the Phelps and Franklin borders.
Elwood sits on the north side of the Republican with Smithfield and Eustis small labels.
Stockville lies south of Curtis and Eustis. The county remains mostly ranchland like the Sandhills fringe to the north.
Hayes Center stands in a pale block between Perkins and Frontier with few towns, true to the sparse settlement.
Imperial is the seat; Wauneta and Champion appear near Frenchman Creek and lake country.
Grant lies just east of Chase; Madrid and Elsie dot the central road.
St. Paul sits north of Grand Island with Dannebrog near the Loup.
Loup City sits at the Sherman Reservoir, a neat blue shape on the map.
Ord is central; Arcadia and North Loup are on the river forks.
Greeley lies between Wheeler and Howard. The county name and seat match, making it a fast recognition.
Bartlett is on the Cedar River with a broad open background.
Burwell sits by Calamus Reservoir, a large blue lake perfect for orientation.
Taylor is centered in a narrow north-south Sandhills piece between Garfield and Custer.
Sioux Harrison; Dawes Chadron; Sheridan Rushville; Box Butte Alliance; Scotts Bluff Gering; Banner Harrisburg; Kimball Kimball; Cheyenne Sidney; Morrill Bridgeport; Garden Oshkosh; Deuel Chappell; Keith Ogallala; Arthur Arthur; McPherson Tryon; Logan Stapleton; Thomas Thedford; Hooker Mullen; Grant Hyannis; Blaine Brewster; Loup Taylor; Garfield Burwell; Wheeler Bartlett; Greeley Greeley; Valley Ord; Sherman Loup City; Howard St. Paul; Custer Broken Bow; Lincoln North Platte; Dawson Lexington; Buffalo Kearney; Hall Grand Island; Merrick Central City; Polk Osceola; York York; Hamilton Aurora; Clay Clay Center; Adams Hastings; Kearney Minden; Phelps Holdrege; Harlan Alma; Franklin Franklin; Webster Red Cloud; Nuckolls Nelson; Thayer Hebron; Fillmore Geneva; Saline Wilber; Seward Seward; Lancaster Lincoln; Saunders Wahoo; Butler David City; Platte Columbus; Colfax Schuyler; Dodge Fremont; Washington Blair; Burt Tekamah; Thurston Pender; Dakota Dakota City; Dixon Ponca; Cedar Hartington; Knox Center; Boyd Butte; Keya Paha Springview; Rock Bassett; Brown Ainsworth; Holt O’Neill; Antelope Neligh; Boone Albion; Madison Madison; Stanton Stanton; Wayne Wayne; Cuming West Point; Pierce Pierce; Boone again Albion; Gage Beatrice; Jefferson Fairbury; Johnson Tecumseh; Pawnee Pawnee City; Richardson Falls City; Otoe Nebraska City; Cass Plattsmouth; Sarpy Papillion; Douglas Omaha; Perkins Grant; Chase Imperial; Hayes Hayes Center; Frontier Stockville; Gosper Elwood; Red Willow McCook; Hitchcock Trenton; Dundy Benkelman.
Every county name and seat above appears on the map and matches the county-first labeling style.
Ninety-three, each shaded and labeled with a county seat.
Lincoln in Lancaster County.
Douglas County.
Douglas and Sarpy, with Washington and Cass nearby for context.
Hall County.
Buffalo County.
Lincoln County.
Scotts Bluff County, seat Gering.
Madison County.
Platte County.
Gage County.
Dodge County.
Adams County.
Dawson County.
Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan, Cherry, Keya Paha, Boyd, Knox, Cedar, Dixon and Dakota.
Near Plattsmouth in Cass County.
Hall, Buffalo and Adams.
Keith County.
Cherry County.
Holt County.
Otoe County.
Richardson County.
Red Willow County.
Keith County.
Box Butte County.
Dawes County.
Boone County.
Road-light. Highways are subtle while counties, seats, rivers and borders lead.
Platte, Republican, Niobrara, Elkhorn, Loup and the Missouri River.
South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri.
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