Elmwood, Nebraska — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Elmwood, Cass County.
| City | Elmwood |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Cass |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.841667 |
| Longitude | -96.293622 |
| Population | 774 |
| Density | 654.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Elmwood is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 774. The population density is 654.4 people per km². Elmwood is located at 40.8417°N, 96.2936°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68349.
Elmwood unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of prairie winds and the slow, steady flow of Cass County’s fertile earth. It lies 19.7 miles east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 81°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-south-west of Weeping Water. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to swallow the sun each evening, a vast, undulating sea of green and gold under a sky that can shift from the softest blue to the bruised purple of an approaching storm in the span of an afternoon. The air here carries the clean scent of tilled soil and distant rain, a fragrance that settles into the quiet streets and the unpretentious homes. A few sturdy oaks, remnants of older woodlands, punctuate the open country, their branches reaching like weathered arms towards the sky, offering scant shade but a profound sense of permanence against the ever-shifting seasons. The history of Elmwood is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots and the enduring spirit of its people. It grew from the fertile ground, a place where families have worked the land for generations, their livelihoods tied to the bounty of the soil and the predictable cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy remains anchored in this agrarian tradition, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, their silos a testament to the region's ongoing productivity. Though small, Elmwood possesses a distinct character, a place where neighbors still know each other's names and the pace of life allows for the simple pleasure of watching the clouds drift by.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Elmwood, Nebraska with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Elmwood and Cass County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Elmwood is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Elmwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |