Murray Nebraska Map

About Murray, Nebraska

Murray is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 495.5 people per km². Murray is located at 40.9153°N, 95.9303°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Murray is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68409.

Murray emerges from the landscape as a quiet assembly of rooftops and tree lines held fast against the expansive Nebraska sky. It lies 15.4 miles south of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 188°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-southwest of Plattsmouth. The horizon acts as the primary fact of life here, a vast, unyielding line that separates the deep, fertile soil from the pale blue of the afternoon. To the west, the subtle rise of King Hill breaks the monotony of the plains, offering a fixed point for the eye to rest upon as the light shifts from gold to a bruised, deepening violet. Nearby, the banks of Ervine Creek carve a slow, deliberate path through the earth, while the waters of Beaver Lake mirror the changing seasons in shades of slate and emerald, grounding the surrounding farmland in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Agricultural cycles dictate the pulse of Murray, where the rhythm of the day is measured by the turning of heavy machinery and the seasonal transformation of the fields. History here is written in the endurance of the prairie, a legacy of pioneer memory that persists in the quiet resolve of those who tend the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos and homesteads, the Rakes Creek Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the local fauna, preserving a fragment of the wilder, tallgrass world that once covered these plains entirely. Life in Murray moves with an internal, steady gravity, defined not by grand spectacles but by the reliable turn of the seasons and the enduring connection between the people and the expanse of their home.

About This Murray Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Murray, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.915278, -95.930286. 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 Murray includes the ZIP code (68409), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Conestoga 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.