Atlanta Nebraska Map

About Atlanta, Nebraska

Atlanta is a locality in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 106. The population density is 177.2 people per km². Atlanta is located at 40.3667°N, 99.4732°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Atlanta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68923.

Atlanta occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the Great Plains where the sky dictates the daily mood of the land. It lies 30.9 miles southwest of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 222°T), and is situated 7.4 miles southwest of Holdrege. The horizon serves as the primary fact of life here, a vast and level boundary that emphasizes the solitude of the surrounding prairie. To the north, the landscape is punctuated by the quiet waters of Peterson North Reservoir, while the meandering path of School Creek tracks through the fields only two miles away. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Union Ridge emerges against the twilight, a distant reminder of the earth’s tectonic ambition. The Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, its grasses rippling in the breeze like the surface of a golden, terrestrial sea.

Atlanta remains deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions that first broke the prairie sod, with the rhythm of the seasons governing the local economy. The heavy, dark soil supports the steady labor of farmers who have transformed the plains into a mosaic of cultivated crops. History lingers in the quiet persistence of the grain elevators that stand as sentinels against the expansive sky, watching over the steady pulse of harvest and planting. Life in Atlanta moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, unburdened by the frantic noise of larger centers, allowing the inhabitants to observe the subtle shifts in light as the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed reaches of the landscape.

About This Atlanta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atlanta, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.366677, -99.47316. 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 Atlanta includes the ZIP code (68923), telephone area code (308), county seat of Phelps County (Holdrege), and school district assignment (Loomis 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.