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South Bend Nebraska Map

Explore South Bend, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of South Bend, Nebraska

How to Use This South Bend, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for South Bend, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to South Bend.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CitySouth Bend
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyCass County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.001665
Longitude-96.245291
Population92
Density265.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68058
Area Code402, 531
County SeatPlattsmouth
School DistrictLouisville Public Schools

About South Bend, Nebraska

South Bend is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 92. The population density is 265.1 people per km². South Bend is located at 41.0017°N, 96.2453°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. South Bend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68058.

South Bend occupies a quiet stretch of land where the horizon asserts itself as the primary fact of life, defined by the slow, persistent passage of Fountain Creek. It lies 13.5 miles south-southwest of Chalco, NE (from Chalco, NE: bearing 201°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Gretna. The landscape here is a study in horizontal grace, where the vast, open sky presses down upon the prairie, coloring the earth in shades of ochre and deep, seasonal green. Only a mile away, Platte River State Park provides a dense canopy of woodland that contrasts with the exposed, expansive fields, while the Schramm Park National Recreation Trail offers a path for those who wish to traverse the quiet intersections of forest and meadow. When the sun dips low, the light catches the tallgrass, turning the fields into a rippling sea of gold that feels both ancient and immediate, grounding the observer in the physical reality of the plains.

South Bend maintains a rhythm dictated by the land’s capacity for yield and the steady, unpretentious work of the people who reside here. While the history of the region is etched into the very soil, the modern economy remains closely tied to the agricultural vitality of the surroundings, with the nearby presence of Pawnee Lake offering a reflective stillness that punctuates the busy cycles of planting and harvest. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the clamor of larger centers, yet connected to a deeper legacy of endurance. Whether one is watching the shadows lengthen across the flat expanse or noting the way the air cools near the creek beds, South Bend presents a life lived in direct conversation with the landscape, where the silence is not an absence, but a presence that defines the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Platte River State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 116° SE
  • Schramm Park State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 000° N
  • Gretna Fish Hatchery Historical Marker (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 355° N
  • Bison (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 294° NW
  • Elk Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 281° W
  • Louisville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 090° E
  • Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 294° NW
  • Memorial to the American Bandshell Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 270° W
  • Prehistorical Burial Site Historical Marker (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 301° NW
  • Louisville Boat Access Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 079° E
  • Linoma Lighthouse (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 318° NW
  • Catfish Run Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 310° NW
  • Jack Anderson Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 296° NW
  • Blush's Boutique (Gallery) — 6.9 mi, 292° W
  • Willow Point Gallery (Gallery) — 7.0 mi, 292° W
  • Springfield Community Hall historical marker (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 046° NE
  • Springfield Artworks (Gallery) — 8.0 mi, 046° NE
  • The Fields At Gretna (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 360° N
  • Wehrspann Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 021° N
  • Memory Lane Museum Complex (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 149° SE
  • Greenwood Depot Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 255° W
  • Bess Streeter Aldrich Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 193° S
  • Prairie Queen Recreation Area (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 031° NE
  • Alamo Drafthouse (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 029° NE
  • Woodland Fairy Tea Party (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 065° NE
  • Pirate Stage (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 051° NE
  • Summit (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 056° NE
  • Westwood Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 024° NE
  • Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.5 mi, 025° NE · 7,936 acres
  • Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 019° N · 16k acres

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About This South Bend Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of South Bend, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.001665, -96.245291. 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 South Bend includes the ZIP code (68058), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Louisville Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.