Lushton Nebraska Map

About Lushton, Nebraska

Lushton is a locality in York County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 76.1 people per km². Lushton is located at 40.7247°N, 97.7250°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lushton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68371.

Lushton occupies a vast, horizontal expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 35.1 miles east-southeast of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 113°T), and is situated 12.1 miles southwest of York. The landscape around Lushton consists of fertile, level fields that stretch toward a vanishing point, broken only by the thin, silver ribbon of the West Fork Big Blue River as it winds through the quiet countryside. The quality of light here is singular; at the close of day, the sun bleeds a pale, copper glow across the grasses, turning the fields into a sea of muted gold that seems to vibrate against the cooling air. A few miles distant, the waters of Stuckey Reservoir provide a still, reflective surface that mirrors the immense, shifting clouds, offering a brief interruption to the relentless, flat geometry of the horizon.

Agriculture serves as the lifeblood of Lushton, defining the seasonal pulse of the local economy through the methodical cycles of planting and harvest. The soil, dark and heavy with the promise of the plains, supports a tradition of industry that has persisted through generations, reflecting a stoic endurance characteristic of the region. Those who seek respite from the hum of machinery often look toward the Kirkpatrick Basin Wildlife Management Area, where the tallgrass provides a sanctuary for migratory birds and offers a glimpse into the wilder, uncultivated past of the prairie. Life in Lushton proceeds with a measured intensity, governed less by the frantic pace of distant centers than by the subtle, weather-worn rhythm of the land itself.

About This Lushton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lushton, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.724732, -97.725048. 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 Lushton includes the ZIP code (68371), telephone area code (402), county seat of York County (York), and school district assignment (McCool Junction 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.