Fontanelle Nebraska Map

About Fontanelle, Nebraska

Fontanelle is a locality in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 102.7 people per km². Fontanelle is located at 41.5386°N, 96.4281°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68044.

Fontanelle remains defined by the persistent, rhythmic curve of Buttermilk Creek, which carves a modest trench through the level expanse of the Nebraska prairie. It lies 8.1 miles north-northeast of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 26°T), and is situated 15.7 miles west of Blair. This landscape is dominated by the vast, unyielding horizon, where the sky claims more territory than the earth, and the light at dusk stretches long, amber shadows across the fields. Only two miles distant, the still waters of Moss Lake catch the pale reflection of the clouds, offering a quiet contrast to the steady, southward pull of the nearby creek. While the distant silhouette of Indian Peak marks the far edge of memory, the immediate ground here is composed of deep, fertile soil that seems to absorb the silence of the plains.

Fontanelle carries the quiet weight of pioneer endurance, its economy rooted in the cyclical patience of agriculture that has sustained the region for generations. The legacy of those who first broke this sod lingers in the methodical, seasonal labor that dictates the pace of life, keeping the community tethered to the shifting colors of the harvest. Seven miles away, Clemons Park provides a rare, conserved pocket of wilder grass and timber, a sanctuary that reminds the traveler of the prairie as it existed before the plow. There is a singular, austere beauty in the way the wind moves through the tallgrass, a sound that has remained constant while the structures of the modern world have slowly settled into the landscape’s unassuming frame.

About This Fontanelle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fontanelle, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.538608, -96.428079. 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 Fontanelle includes the ZIP code (68044), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Washington County (Blair), and school district assignment (Arlington 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.