Verdon Nebraska Map

About Verdon, Nebraska

Verdon is a locality in Richardson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 164. The population density is 267.2 people per km². Verdon is located at 40.1483°N, 95.7128°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Verdon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68457.

Verdon occupies a quiet expanse of southeastern Nebraska where the landscape is defined by the steady, unadorned movement of Sardine Creek as it carves through the fertile soil. It lies 55.2 miles east of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 98°T), and is situated 8.4 miles northwest of Falls City. The horizon remains the primary fact of life here, a vast and level line that dictates the scale of every structure and tree under the immense, shifting sky. Just a mile away, the surface of Verdon Lake catches the pale light of dawn, providing a singular, still mirror for the tallgrass prairie that once dominated these plains. On the distant western horizon, the faint, jagged suggestion of Pigeon Ridge creates a boundary for the eye, though the immediate earth is a patchwork of cultivated fields and quiet woodland. Within the boundaries of Verdon State Recreation Area, the land retains a sense of wilder, unhurried growth, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and coming rain.

Verdon carries the weight of a history rooted in the grit of agricultural settlement, where the local economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of the harvest. Men and women here organize their days around the rhythm of the seasons, maintaining the steady, functional pace of a place that values labor and the permanence of the land. There is little artifice in the architecture or the industry; the silos and the modest dwellings stand as practical responses to the demands of the weather and the soil. The character of Verdon is found in the persistence of its residents, who recognize in the daily work a connection to the pioneers who first broke this ground. Even as the modern world turns elsewhere, the life of the place remains anchored to the creek and the fields, favoring a quiet endurance that outlasts the flash of more hurried regions.

About This Verdon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Verdon, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.148335, -95.712766. 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 Verdon includes the ZIP code (68457), telephone area code (402), county seat of Richardson County (Falls City), and school district assignment (Falls City 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.