Elyria Nebraska Map

About Elyria, Nebraska

Elyria is a locality in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 50. The population density is 72.6 people per km². Elyria is located at 41.6808°N, 99.0062°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elyria is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68837.

Elyria emerges from the expansive Nebraska prairie as a quiet settlement defined by the relentless reach of the horizon and the subtle shifts of the plains. It lies 62.6 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 327°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northwest of Ord. The landscape here is characterized by the wide, open sky, which pulls the gaze toward the distance where the silhouette of Windy Hill rises eleven miles away to break the flat monotony. Only a mile to the east, the North Loup River charts a steady, meandering course through the soil, its presence marked by the deepening green of vegetation that contrasts with the pale, sun-bleached grasses of the surrounding fields. Near the cooling waters of Oldfather Reservoir, the air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, especially as the late afternoon light turns the tallgrass into a sea of amber, revealing the slow, heavy grace of a land governed by wind and sun.

Elyria maintains a rhythm tethered to the cycles of agriculture and the legacy of those who first broke this sod, grounding its economy in the quiet labor of cattle production and the cultivation of the earth. The influence of the frontier remains a palpable, silent partner in daily life, echoing in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the people who work the surrounding acreage. While the Mirdan Canal State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the local fauna eleven miles away, the character of the region is most deeply felt in the solitude found within the reaches of Jones Canyon, where the topography dips and shadows stretch long and thin across the basin. Life in Elyria persists as a measured dialogue between the resilience of the prairie and the enduring necessity of the harvest, holding fast to a tradition that values the weight of a handshake and the quiet endurance of the seasons.

About This Elyria Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elyria, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.680842, -99.006203. 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 Elyria includes the ZIP code (68837), telephone area code (308), county seat of Valley County (Ord), and school district assignment (Ord 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.