Comstock Nebraska Map

About Comstock, Nebraska

Comstock is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 74.8 people per km². Comstock is located at 41.5566°N, 99.2407°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Comstock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68828.

Comstock asserts its presence upon the Nebraska landscape as a quiet intersection of earth and sky where the horizon acts as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 59.6 miles north-northeast of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 26°T), and is situated 16.6 miles west of Ord. The Middle Loup River threads through the terrain less than a mile away, its presence marked by a ribbon of verdant growth that cuts through the surrounding expanse of prairie. To the west, the distant profile of Boggs Table rises ten miles away, a steady, earthen sentinel that watches over the shifting light of the plains. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned soil, particularly near the basin of Woods Park, which lies three miles from the center of Comstock. When the sun begins its descent, the light flattens against the open ground, turning the muted grays and browns of the fields into a palette of deep bronze and copper.

Settlement in this region grew from the necessity of the soil, anchoring Comstock in an economy defined by the endurance of cattle ranching and the seasonal cycles of grain production. Life here maintains a steady, deliberate pace, governed by the demands of the land and the quiet persistence of those who work it. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the village, the landscape offers pockets of local respite, such as the waters of Hruby Reservoir five miles distant or the managed wildness of the Myrtle E. Hall Wildlife Management Area nineteen miles to the south. History is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring architecture of farmsteads and the way the wind moves across the tallgrass, echoing the pioneer memories that shaped this territory. The character of Comstock remains grounded in this modesty, a place where the vastness of the Nebraska sky serves as a constant, humbling companion to the daily labor of its people.

About This Comstock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Comstock, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.556573, -99.240746. 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 Comstock includes the ZIP code (68828), telephone area code (308), county seat of Custer County (Broken Bow), and school district assignment (Ord 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.