Cotesfield Nebraska Map

About Cotesfield, Nebraska

Cotesfield is a locality in Howard County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 29. The population density is 21.4 people per km². Cotesfield is located at 41.3572°N, 98.6326°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cotesfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68835.

Cotesfield emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 33.5 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 333°T), and is situated 13.4 miles northwest of St. Paul. Paul. The horizon acts as the primary governor of the landscape, where the flat, fertile ground stretches toward the distant silhouette of Happy Jack Peak. Surface waters remain scarce, save for the presence of Cotesfield Reservoir, which holds the light of the setting sun in a still, reflective glass, while the path of Fish Creek marks a subtle depression in the soil just a mile away. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned earth, a crisp, grounding fragrance that persists even when the wind sweeps across the prairie, reminding any traveler of the sheer scale of the surrounding plains.

Cotesfield maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of agriculture, deeply rooted in the history of the homesteaders who first broke the tough prairie sod. The local economy persists as a quiet engine of cattle and crop production, reflecting a heritage where life remains tethered to the productivity of the soil. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of the region extends to the North Loup State Recreation Area and the broad, open reach of Boston Valley, both of which define the character of the wider territory. Life in Cotesfield moves with a deliberate, measured pace, finding its beauty in the unchanging consistency of the seasons and the stark, honest clarity of the light as it falls across the fields at dusk.

About This Cotesfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cotesfield, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.357234, -98.632576. 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 Cotesfield includes the ZIP code (68835), telephone area code (308), county seat of Howard County (St. Paul), and school district assignment (Elba 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.