Grant Nebraska Map

About Grant, Nebraska

Grant is a locality in Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,197. The population density is 586.5 people per km². Grant is located at 40.8419°N, 101.7252°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Grant is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69140.

Grant emerges from the high, flat expanse of the plains where the horizon functions as the primary fact of life, an immense and unrelenting line that divides the pale earth from the vast, shifting sky. It lies 53.7 miles west-southwest of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 249°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south of Ogallala. Sunlight here possesses a distinct, crystalline quality, sharpening the edges of every grain elevator and fence post until they seem carved from the very air they occupy. While the landscape remains largely defined by the quiet, methodical work of agriculture, the subtle topography of the region occasionally dips toward the course of Stinking Water Creek, which cuts a muted path through the soil eight miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the town’s grid, the terrain stretches into the characteristic prairie, a place where the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the silence is deep enough to press against the ears.

Grant serves as a quiet anchor for the surrounding cattle country, its economy tethered to the seasonal cycles of harvest and the patient, year-round stewardship of livestock. The architecture of the streets reflects a history built on the resilience of homesteaders, with the county-seat clock tower acting as a steady, mechanical pulse that oversees the daily commerce of the surrounding farms. Residents often travel toward the Ogallala Strip Wildlife Management Area eighteen miles away to observe the seasonal migrations that animate the grasslands, or look toward the distant, shimmering surface of Cure Creek Reservoir 1-A when the heat of late summer demands a reprieve. Life in Grant proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, anchored by a community that recognizes the value of a long view and the heavy, honest labor required to sustain a life in such an open, unforgiving latitude.

About This Grant Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Grant, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.841941, -101.725172. 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 Grant includes the ZIP code (69140), telephone area code (308), county seat of Perkins County (Grant), and school district assignment (Perkins County 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.