Filley Nebraska Map

About Filley, Nebraska

Filley is a locality in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 124. The population density is 439.2 people per km². Filley is located at 40.2861°N, 96.5353°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Filley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68357.

Filley occupies a vast, level expanse of the Great Plains where the sky dictates the reach of every horizon. It lies 11.2 miles east of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 84°T), and is situated 32.5 miles southeast of Crete. Mud Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the surrounding fields, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of cottonwood and willow that catch the low, amber light of late afternoon. A mile away, the stillness of Mud Creek Reservoir 5-A mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a cool contrast to the sun-baked earth. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and turned soil, a sensory reminder of the relentless, wide-open geography that defines the local landscape.

Filley traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines, which once brought a surge of industry to this remote corner of the prairie. Today, the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the stewardship of the surrounding farmland, where corn and soybeans stretch toward the edges of the sky. Two miles to the east, the Iron Horse Trail Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna, echoing the wilder character of the land before the plow. Those seeking to traverse the region often look toward the Rockford Trail, a path that links the memory of early transit with the quiet endurance of the modern agricultural life that persists here.

About This Filley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Filley, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.286111, -96.535297. 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 Filley includes the ZIP code (68357), telephone area code (402), county seat of Gage County (Beatrice), and school district assignment (Freeman 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.