Ohiowa Nebraska Map

About Ohiowa, Nebraska

Ohiowa is a locality in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 186.1 people per km². Ohiowa is located at 40.4144°N, 97.4528°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ohiowa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68416.

Ohiowa emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains as a singular point of human persistence amidst a sea of agrarian geometry. It lies 38.5 miles west-northwest of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 285°T), and is situated 10.8 miles southeast of Geneva. The horizon functions here as the primary architect of the landscape, dictating the vastness of the sky and the way the late-afternoon light flattens the fields into a palette of deep gold and ochre. To the north, the terrain finds a quiet focus in the meandering path of Little Sandy Creek, which cuts a subtle, verdant line through the otherwise uniform soil, while the quiet waters of Sieber Reservoir hold the reflection of the high, shifting clouds. The air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, sharpened by the absence of any obstruction between the earth and the infinite overhead arc.

Agriculture remains the singular, rhythmic pulse of Ohiowa, grounding the daily lives of residents in the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. The legacy of early settlers is etched into the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels above the prairie, marking the town’s role as a vital node in the regional economy. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the Dry Sandy Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the native grass and local fauna persist in a state of wild, undisturbed grace. Life in Ohiowa moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that understands its own scale against the immensity of the surrounding plains, maintaining a quiet dignity that refuses to be hurried by the frantic tempo of the world beyond the horizon.

About This Ohiowa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ohiowa, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.414448, -97.452824. 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 Ohiowa includes the ZIP code (68416), telephone area code (402), county seat of Fillmore County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Bruning-Davenport Unified School System).

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.