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Du Bois Nebraska Map

Explore Du Bois, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Du Bois, Nebraska

How to Use This Du Bois, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Du Bois, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Du Bois.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityDu Bois
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyPawnee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.034722
Longitude-96.048335
Population122
Density103.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68345
Area Code402
County SeatPawnee City
School DistrictPawnee City Public Schools

About Du Bois, Nebraska

Du Bois is a locality in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 122. The population density is 103.8 people per km². Du Bois is located at 40.0347°N, 96.0483°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Du Bois is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68345.

Du Bois occupies a quiet corner of the plains where the earth stretches toward a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 40.3 miles east-southeast of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 113°T), and is situated 16.0 miles northwest of Sabetha. The Lores Branch carves a subtle, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by the deepening of the soil and the persistent green of riparian grasses. Only two miles distant, the still waters of South Fork Reservoir 4-2 hold the reflection of the sun, acting as a mirror for the shifting clouds that dominate the horizon. While the land remains largely flat, the distant silhouette of Albany Hill occasionally disrupts the line of the earth, providing a solitary point of reference in a landscape defined by the expansive, rhythmic cycle of the seasons.

History in Du Bois persists in the weathered wood of older structures and the steady, enduring patterns of regional agriculture that have sustained the local economy for generations. The proximity of the Iron Horse Trail Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the local flora and fauna, preserving a sliver of the original prairie character against the encroaching demands of modern life. People here move with a deliberate pace, attuned to the harvest and the changing light that turns the fields into shades of ochre and gold as evening approaches. Life in Du Bois remains tied to the soil and the quiet persistence of a community that understands its place within the wide, open expanse of the interior plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Iron Horse Trail Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 085° E
  • Lores Branch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 276° W
  • Totem Pole (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 100° E
  • Windmill (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 103° E
  • Pawnee City Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Pawnee County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 312° NW
  • Phillips 66 (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 312° NW
  • Table Rock Argus (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 346° N
  • Table Rock Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 346° N
  • Ray of Sunshine (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 125° SE
  • Verdon State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 065° NE
  • Richardson County Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 086° E
  • Indian Cave State Park (State Park) — 28.9 mi, 057° NE
  • Hiawatha Area Arts and Theater Society (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 115° SE
  • Rockford Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 30.5 mi, 294° NW
  • Brownville Historical Marker (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 039° NE
  • Muir House Historical Marker (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 039° NE
  • HCC Art at the Barn (Arts Centre) — 33.1 mi, 113° SE
  • Leary Site (Historic Ruins) — 34.6 mi, 094° E
  • PSC Theatre & Auditorium (Theatre) — 34.7 mi, 029° NE
  • Big Lake State Park (State Park) — 35.9 mi, 085° E
  • Historic Caretakers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 37.1 mi, 131° SE
  • Alcove Spring (Viewpoint) — 38.8 mi, 240° SW
  • The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 40.3 mi, 294° NW
  • Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.6 mi, 083° E · 15k acres
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.2 mi, 090° E · 3,906 acres

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About This Du Bois Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Du Bois, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.034722, -96.048335. 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 Du Bois includes the ZIP code (68345), telephone area code (402), county seat of Pawnee County (Pawnee City), and school district assignment (Pawnee City Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.