Craig Nebraska Map

About Craig, Nebraska

Craig is a locality in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 202. The population density is 273.7 people per km². Craig is located at 41.7855°N, 96.3639°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Craig is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68019.

Craig occupies a quiet stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of life, flattening the sky until it seems to press against the tops of the corn. It lies 25.3 miles north-northeast of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 16°T), and is situated 18.2 miles east-southeast of West Point. Bell Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the silt and dark earth nearby, its presence marked by the deepening of green in the vegetation that clings to its banks. A mile away, the quiet surface of Tekamah Creek Reservoir 6-1 holds the reflection of passing clouds, providing a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency hum of the wind over the open fields. During the late afternoon, the light here grows heavy and gold, catching the texture of the stalks and casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Blackbird Hill.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Craig, defining the rhythms of the seasons through the planting of spring and the harvest of autumn. The land remains deeply tied to a history of homesteading, where the endurance of the early settlers is still visible in the sturdy, functional architecture of the grain elevators and the grid of the rural roads. Life moves in accordance with the demands of the soil, a deliberate pace that leaves little room for the ornamental. For those seeking the solitude of the tallgrass prairie, the Summit Lake Trail offers a path through the regional flora, while the Lower Blenco Bend Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna. The identity of Craig persists in this quietude, anchored by the cycles of the earth and the vast, unobstructed span of the Midwestern sky.

About This Craig Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Craig, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.785547, -96.363911. 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 Craig includes the ZIP code (68019), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Burt County (Tekamah), and school district assignment (Oakland Craig 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.