Laurel Nebraska Map

About Laurel, Nebraska

Laurel is a locality in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 972. The population density is 318.0 people per km². Laurel is located at 42.4294°N, 97.0898°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Laurel is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68745.

Laurel occupies a wide, level expanse of the Nebraska plains where the sky dominates the horizon with a vast, unrelenting blue. It lies 32.4 miles north-northeast of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 31°T), and is situated 14.2 miles north-northwest of Wayne. The landscape here is defined by the subtle, persistent push of the wind against the tallgrass and the slow, meandering path of Middle Logan Creek, which cuts through the earth only a mile from the center of the grid. To the west, the gentle rise of Cottonwood Hill marks the skyline, a reminder of the quiet elevation changes that ripple across the state. The light at dusk settles heavy and gold over the fields, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the open ground until the prairie turns a deep, bruised violet.

Laurel maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life built upon the cycles of the agricultural season and the resilience of those who cultivate the soil. Beyond the town limits, the land opens toward the sanctuary of the Thompson-Barnes Wildlife Management Area, while the waters of Fharenholtz Reservoir provide a quiet stillness in the nearby distance. The economy remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding grain fields and the steady labor of regional farming, a tradition that has anchored the community since its early days of settlement. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring grain elevators that break the horizon and the quiet, rhythmic industry of a place that understands the weight of the harvest.

About This Laurel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laurel, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.429445, -97.08977. 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 Laurel includes the ZIP code (68745), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cedar County (Hartington), and school district assignment (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School).

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.