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Milligan Nebraska Map

Explore Milligan, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Milligan, Nebraska

How to Use This Milligan, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Milligan, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Milligan.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Milligan
State	Nebraska (NE)
County	Fillmore County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	40.500282
Longitude	-97.387547
Population	244
Density	373.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	68406
Area Code	402
County Seat	Geneva
School District	Exeter-Milligan Public Schools

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About Milligan, Nebraska

Milligan is a locality in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 373.8 people per km². Milligan is located at 40.5003°N, 97.3875°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Milligan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68406.

Milligan occupies a broad, sun-drenched expanse of the Nebraska plains where the sky asserts itself as the primary dimension of existence. It lies 37.3 miles west-northwest of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 296°T), and is situated 11.1 miles east of Geneva. The land stretches outward in muted shades of amber and tawny gold, marked by the slow, seasonal shifts of grasses that ripple like a shallow, terrestrial tide under the persistent wind. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Cedar View Recreation Reservoir hold the reflection of the high, expansive clouds, while the winding course of South Fork Turkey Creek carves a deeper green path through the soil two miles to the west. The air here carries a distinct clarity, sharp and dry, which clarifies the edges of the horizon until the distant tree lines appear as fine, dark calligraphy against the fading light of dusk.

Milligan maintains a steady, deliberate pace that honors its heritage as a Czech-settled anchor in the agricultural heartland. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the surrounding fields, where the harvest dictates the pulse of the streets and the quiet industry of the grain elevators. Beyond the immediate grid of the neighborhood, the landscape serves as a reminder of the vast, open character of the region, providing a gateway to the natural solitude found at the Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area seven miles away. Life in Milligan is defined by the endurance of these rural traditions, where the weight of history is felt not in grand monuments, but in the persistent, quiet maintenance of the land and the endurance of a culture that has long found beauty in the uncomplicated horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tobias Community Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 154° SE
Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 085° E
Bruning Army Airfield (Historic Ruins) — 11.3 mi, 193° S
Dry Sandy Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 210° SW
Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.6 mi, 123° SE · 124 acres
Fillmore County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.4 mi, 329° NW
York County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.7 mi, 331° NW
Saline County Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 055° NE
Alexandria State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 172° S
Thayer County Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 208° SW
Forty-Niner Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 208° SW
Wilber Czech Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 093° E
Swan City Historical Marker (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 106° E
Crossing the Plains Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 24.0 mi, 338° N
Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 070° E
Seward County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 021° N
Olive Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 28.3 mi, 079° E
Approximate site of Squatter's Cabin 1862 (Viewpoint) — 32.4 mi, 116° SE
First Homestead Monument (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 116° SE
Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.5 mi, 302° NW · 324 acres
Frager Field (Historic Ruins) — 36.2 mi, 263° W
Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 36.5 mi, 059° NE
Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 37.1 mi, 059° NE
The Carnegie Building (Gallery) — 37.3 mi, 115° SE
Roca Berry Farm (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 074° E
Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 40.5 mi, 051° NE
Lovewell State Park (State Park) — 53.7 mi, 220° SW
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 66.3 mi, 057° NE

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