Glenwood Nebraska Map

About Glenwood, Nebraska

Glenwood is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 653. The population density is 106.6 people per km². Glenwood is located at 40.7555°N, 99.0810°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68847.

Glenwood lies cradled by the rolling Nebraska prairie, a place where the sky feels vast and the land breathes in slow, deliberate breaths. It lies 3.9 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north-north-west of Minden. The terrain here is a gentle, undulating expanse of cultivated fields and native grasses, punctuated by the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that offer a welcome, leafy punctuation to the horizon. Sunlight, when it breaks through the vast, often cloud-strewn sky, has a peculiar clarity, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air and casting long, sharp shadows that stretch and distort as the day wears on. A quiet hum, the distant murmur of agricultural machinery and the soft rustle of wind through dry stalks, is the prevailing soundscape of Glenwood, a testament to its deep connection to the earth. The history of Glenwood is as much about resilience as it is about settlement, a story etched into the very soil by generations who coaxed life from this fertile, yet sometimes unforgiving, landscape. The local economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, producing grains that travel far beyond the county's borders. Small, independent businesses, each a quiet hub of local commerce, dot the main thoroughfare, their storefronts bearing the patina of years, a subtle reminder of the steady, unhurried rhythm of life that defines Glenwood. There are no grand monuments or bustling universities here, but rather a profound sense of community, a shared understanding born from living under that immense prairie sky.

About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.7555, -99.081. 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 Glenwood and Buffalo County.

Detailed location data for Glenwood includes the ZIP code (68847), telephone area code (308), county seat of Buffalo County (Kearney), and school district assignment (Kearney Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Glenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.