Kennard Nebraska Map

About Kennard, Nebraska

Kennard is a locality in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 381. The population density is 495.3 people per km². Kennard is located at 41.4731°N, 96.2034°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kennard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68034.

Kennard emerges from the expanse of Nebraska as a quiet collection of rooftops anchored to the earth by the steady, unyielding presence of the prairie. It lies 15.5 miles east of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 80°T), and is situated 6.4 miles southwest of Blair. The landscape here is defined by a vast, open sky that presses down upon the fields, illuminating the way the Big Papillion Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the sediment nearby. Sunlight catches on the surface of Papillion Creek Reservoir W-4, a sliver of stillness just a mile away that reflects the changing colors of the horizon as the day fades. The wind moves through the grasses with a persistent, rhythmic sigh, reminding anyone standing in the open that the land itself is the primary architect of the day.

History in Kennard is measured in the slow accumulation of seasons and the enduring labor of those who work the surrounding soil. The local economy remains deeply rooted in the cycles of agriculture, a rhythm that dictates the pace of life far more than any clock. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos and fence lines, the region offers quiet retreats like Steyer Park, where the air holds the scent of wild growth and deep soil. For those who seek the path of the land, the Desoto Bend Trail provides a way to trace the geography that shaped this place long before the current grids were laid. Life here exists in the spaces between the rows of crops, where the silence is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, meaningful presence that defines the character of the people who call Kennard their own.

About This Kennard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kennard, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.473051, -96.203351. 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 Kennard includes the ZIP code (68034), 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.