Pickrell Nebraska Map

About Pickrell, Nebraska

Pickrell is a locality in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 671.2 people per km². Pickrell is located at 40.3786°N, 96.7286°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pickrell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68422.

Pickrell rests upon the vast, open expanse of the Great Plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 7.7 miles north of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 7°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south-southwest of Hickman. Indian Creek carves a quiet, unassuming path through the landscape, its banks lined with the persistent green of native grasses that sway in the relentless prairie wind. Just a mile away, the surface of Indian Creek Reservoir 7-2 holds the reflection of the expansive Nebraska sky, remaining still and glassy under the heavy, golden light of late afternoon. The earth here is firm and dark, a foundation of deep soil that stretches out in every direction, interrupted only by the occasional cluster of trees or the precise geometry of cultivated fields.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Pickrell, grounding the daily rhythm in the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have long sustained the region. While the quietude of the plains suggests a stillness, the area remains connected to a wider network, with the Homestead Trail providing a path for those seeking to traverse the history of the frontier eight miles to the north. Residents look toward Roszell/Exmark Park, seven miles distant, as a place where the local character finds space to breathe amidst the open fields. Life here is measured not by the clock tower, but by the steady, patient work of the land, an enduring commitment to a way of existence that values the integrity of the soil and the clarity of a long, unobstructed view.

About This Pickrell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pickrell, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.378612, -96.728635. 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 Pickrell includes the ZIP code (68422), telephone area code (402), county seat of Gage County (Beatrice), and school district assignment (Beatrice 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.