Explore Verdel, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Verdel, 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 Verdel.
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.
| City | Verdel |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Knox County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 42.81111 |
| Longitude | -98.192577 |
| Population | 38 |
| Density | 84.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 68760 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| County Seat | Center |
| School District | Boyd County Schools |
Verdel commands a quiet stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon defines the limits of the earth and the sky. It lies 67.0 miles northwest of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 324°T), and is situated 15.3 miles west of Springfield. Ponca Creek carves a path through the landscape nearby, its presence marked by a subtle shift in the vegetation where the tallgrass yields to the moisture of the low-lying banks. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially as the sun begins to dip, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields and emphasize the expansive, open character of the terrain. Residents of Verdel live within the immediate reach of Lewis And Clark Recreation Area, where the land opens into broader vistas that remain largely untouched by the noise of modern industry.
Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and harvest cycles that have long sustained the people of Verdel. The history of the locality is written in the persistence of its homesteads and the quiet continuity of its rural life, far removed from the bustle of larger urban centers. While the landscape is wide and unassuming, it possesses a stark, enduring beauty, particularly when the light catches the distant fields or the subtle contours of the plains. Those who travel through the region may find their way toward the Niobrara Trails or look toward the distant profile of Stony Butte, yet the true character of the locality is found in the steady, grounded work of the people who maintain their connection to this specific patch of the Great Plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Verdel, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.81111, -98.192577. 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 Verdel includes the ZIP code (68760), telephone area code (402), county seat of Knox County (Center), and school district assignment (Boyd County 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |