Ansley Nebraska Map

About Ansley, Nebraska

Ansley is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 459. The population density is 246.8 people per km². Ansley is located at 41.2878°N, 99.3818°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ansley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68814.

Ansley marks the transition where the flat, persistent horizon of the plains begins to yield to the subtle, earth-bound architecture of the Nebraska landscape. It lies 39.7 miles north-northeast of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 28°T), and is situated 15.5 miles east-southeast of Broken Bow. Mud Creek cuts a path through the soil here, carving a rhythmic channel that feeds the moisture necessary for the surrounding prairie grasses to thrive. Beyond the immediate banks, the land stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the French Tableland, while Comer Canyon provides a slight, sudden shift in elevation just a mile away. The stillness of Ansley Reservoir acts as a dark, reflective mirror for the sky, catching the sharp, golden light of late afternoon before it dissolves into the long shadows of the tallgrass.

Agriculture remains the singular, quiet pulse of the local economy, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of life in Ansley. The settlement emerged from the rugged necessity of the frontier, maintaining a character forged by the demands of cattle country and the endurance of those who first broke this sod. Residents move with a deliberate, measured grace, reflecting a history shaped by the isolation of the open range and the reliance on communal labor. Far from the reach of expansive state parks like South Park, the people find a more intimate connection to the land, observing the seasonal migrations of birds and the shifting hues of the grain fields as they work the earth that has sustained them for generations.

About This Ansley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ansley, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.287786, -99.381768. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ansley includes the ZIP code (68814), telephone area code (308), county seat of Custer County (Broken Bow), and school district assignment (Ansley Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.