Lyons, 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 Lyons, Burt County.
| City | Lyons |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Burt |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.937493 |
| Longitude | -96.477251 |
| Population | 900 |
| Density | 424.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Lyons is a locality in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 900. The population density is 424.7 people per km². Lyons is located at 41.9375°N, 96.4773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68038.
Lyons rests in a landscape sculpted by ancient glaciers, where the rolling plains of Burt County gently give way to a terrain that hints at the vastness of the prairie sky. It lies 34.9 miles north of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 2°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north of Oakland. Fields of amber grain, stretching towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the Great Plains, define the immediate surroundings of Lyons. The air here, particularly in the hushed moments of late afternoon, carries a palpable stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind through drying corn stalks and the distant call of a hawk circling overhead. The very earth, a rich, dark loam, feels yielding and fertile, promising growth and sustenance, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this Nebraska locale. The history of Lyons is interwoven with the westward expansion and the tenacious spirit of its early settlers, who carved a life from this fertile, open country. The local economy, still largely tethered to the rhythms of agriculture, thrives on the bounty of the surrounding farms, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, marking the pulse of the trading season. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Lyons is found in the unpretentious strength of its people and the quiet dignity of its everyday life, a life lived under a generous, ever-changing sky that paints the land in hues of gold and deep violet at dusk.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lyons, 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 Lyons and Burt County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lyons 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 Lyons 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. |