Elm Creek Nebraska Map

About Elm Creek, Nebraska

Elm Creek is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 979. The population density is 543.9 people per km². Elm Creek is located at 40.7195°N, 99.3720°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elm Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68836.

Elm Creek holds the quiet gravity of the high plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day’s reach. It lies 15.3 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 275°T), and is situated 19.8 miles east-southeast of Lexington. Turkey Creek winds through the low-lying terrain, its path marked by the persistent green of cottonwoods that break the monotony of the surrounding prairie grasses. Two miles to the south, the still waters of Blue Hole East Lake mirror the vast, pale sky, providing a muted contrast to the expansive fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy suggestion of Union Ridge. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and curing hay, a persistent, earthy perfume that deepens as the sun dips low, casting long, violet shadows across the flat expanse of the valley.

Elm Creek draws its endurance from the rhythm of the harvest and the steady labor of the agricultural landscape. The Blue Hole Wildlife Management Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory wings, reflecting a local commitment to the land that has sustained generations of settlers since the early days of the frontier. Life in Elm Creek is measured in the cycles of corn and soybeans, a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic acceleration of the outside world in favor of the seasonal work of the fields. Grain elevators rise like monoliths against the clouds, serving as the functional anchors of an economy built upon the fertility of the soil and the resilience of those who tend it.

About This Elm Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elm Creek, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.719454, -99.372043. 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 Elm Creek includes the ZIP code (68836), telephone area code (308), county seat of Buffalo County (Kearney), and school district assignment (Elm Creek 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.