Greenwood Nebraska Map

About Greenwood, Nebraska

Greenwood is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 601. The population density is 479.6 people per km². Greenwood is located at 40.9628°N, 96.4411°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68366.

Greenwood rests on the broad, yielding plains of Cass County, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon stretches with a quiet insistence. It lies 16.3 miles north-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 46°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-east of Waverly. The land here is a study in gentle swells and shallow valleys, carved by the slow passage of ancient water and the relentless breath of prairie winds. Fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like green and gold carpets, their straight lines a deliberate human mark upon the land's natural undulation. Here, the air carries the scent of turned earth and, in summer, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening grain, a smell that settles deep into the lungs. The light, especially as it begins its slow descent toward evening, seems to soften the edges of everything, casting long, warm shadows that give the landscape a profound, almost tangible presence. The history of Greenwood is written in the soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to the hardiness required to coax life from this fertile ground. Established by settlers who saw potential in the rich prairie loam, the economy has long been tied to agriculture, with generations of families working the land that surrounds Greenwood. The grain elevators stand as silent sentinels, their metal silos reflecting the endless Nebraska sky, a constant reminder of the bounty that flows from the fields to the wider world. While much has changed, the core of Greenwood remains rooted in that same pragmatic determination, a quiet hum of life that persists through the seasons, marked by the predictable cycles of planting and harvest.

About This Greenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwood, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.962776, -96.44112. 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 Greenwood and Cass County.

Detailed location data for Greenwood includes the ZIP code (68366), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Ashland-Greenwood 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 Greenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.