Sholes Nebraska Map

About Sholes, Nebraska

Sholes is a locality in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 14. The population density is 11.9 people per km². Sholes is located at 42.3328°N, 97.2945°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68771.

Sholes rests on the broad, fertile canvas of northeastern Nebraska, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, deep exhalation. It lies 22.0 miles north-north-east of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 17°T), and is situated 4.5 miles south-east of Randolph. The terrain here is a study in gentle, sweeping contours, a vast expanse of cultivated fields that stretch to horizons often softened by the haze of distance or the soft glow of an approaching storm. This is a landscape shaped by the tireless hand of agriculture, where the rich, dark soil, a testament to millennia of prairie grasses, yields its bounty under the wide, ever-changing Nebraska sky. In the early mornings, a pearly mist can cling low to the fields, a delicate veil that lifts as the sun climbs, revealing the intricate patterns of planted rows that mark the seasons and the enduring human connection to this earth. The story of Sholes is inextricably tied to the rhythm of the harvest and the hardy spirit of those who have worked this land. Its beginnings are as a waypoint, a place where the needs of a farming community found a focal point, and the economy has always been rooted in the earth's generous, though sometimes fickle, offerings of corn, soybeans, and cattle. The grain elevators, silent sentinels against the sky, are enduring symbols of this agricultural heart, their tall silhouettes a familiar sight against the vast openness. Life in Sholes unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, unpretentious existence where neighborly ties are as strong as the roots of the prairie grasses that once dominated this land.

About This Sholes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sholes, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.332779, -97.294498. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sholes and Wayne County.

Detailed location data for Sholes includes the ZIP code (68771), telephone area code (402), county seat of Wayne County (Wayne), and school district assignment (Randolph Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sholes is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.