Litchfield Nebraska Map
Litchfield, Nebraska — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Litchfield, Sherman County.
Interactive Map of Litchfield, Nebraska
| City | Litchfield |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Sherman |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.157509 |
| Longitude | -99.155648 |
| Population | 233 |
| Density | 230.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Litchfield, Nebraska
Litchfield is a locality in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 233. The population density is 230.9 people per km². Litchfield is located at 41.1575°N, 99.1556°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68852.
Litchfield unfurls across the broad, sun-drenched plains, a gentle swell of earth meeting an endless sky. It lies 31.9 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 353°T), and is situated 15.6 miles north-west of Ravenna. Here, the horizon is a constant, an unbroken line drawn by the hand of the prairie, where fields of wheat and corn ripple like a golden ocean under the vast Nebraska heavens. The air, especially in the quiet hours of dawn, carries a clean, cool scent, a distillation of earth and distance, and the light itself seems to possess a peculiar clarity, illuminating the subtle contours of the land with a tender, unwavering gaze. Small clusters of trees, resilient sentinels against the wind, punctuate the landscape, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing breeze. The story of Litchfield is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile soil that sustains them. For generations, this has been a place shaped by agriculture, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life, and the economy thrives on the bounty of the land. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, stand as a testament to the harvests that have sustained Litchfield through boom and quietude. Echoes of early settlers linger in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its buildings, a practical beauty born of necessity and the desire to build a lasting home. The quiet hum of everyday life here is a melody composed of distant tractors, the murmur of conversations at the local diner, and the occasional train whistle, a lonesome call across the prairie.
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About This Litchfield Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Litchfield, Nebraska with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Litchfield and Sherman County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Litchfield is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Litchfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
