Randolph Nebraska Map

About Randolph, Nebraska

Randolph is a locality in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 879. The population density is 356.1 people per km². Randolph is located at 42.3786°N, 97.3570°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Randolph is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68771.

Randolph occupies a vast, level expanse of the Nebraska prairie where the sky asserts its dominance over the earth, pressing down upon the horizon with a weight that makes the buildings seem small and temporary. It lies 24.4 miles north of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 7°T), and is situated 34.1 miles south of Yankton. Middle Logan Creek traces a quiet, persistent line through the landscape, its banks providing a subtle sanctuary for the cottonwoods that lean toward the water in the heat of the afternoon. The air here holds a clarity that sharpens the edges of the grain elevators, those concrete sentinels that stand as the primary architecture of the region. A short distance away, the Sioux Strip Wildlife Management Area offers a fragment of wild grass and cover, a reminder of the terrain as it existed before the plow turned the soil into endless, disciplined rows of corn and soybeans.

Randolph emerged from the determination of pioneers who saw potential in the deep, dark loam, creating an economy tethered firmly to the cycles of the harvest and the fluctuating demands of the agricultural market. The rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal clock, moving from the frantic urgency of planting to the steady, methodical pace of the autumn yield. While the nearest water for recreation, Pierce Lake, lies fifteen miles to the east, the true character of the locality is defined by the land itself rather than the lure of the shore. Residents maintain a quiet resilience, their lives shaped by the same wind that moves across the open plains and the enduring memory of those who first broke the prairie sod to establish a permanent life in the interior.

About This Randolph Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Randolph, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.378613, -97.357. 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 Randolph includes the ZIP code (68771), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cedar County (Hartington), and school district assignment (Randolph 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.