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Wolbach Nebraska Map

Explore Wolbach, 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 Wolbach, Nebraska

How to Use This Wolbach, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wolbach, 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 Wolbach.

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.

CityWolbach
StateNebraska (NE)
CountyGreeley County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude41.396958
Longitude-98.394236
Population224
Density126.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68882
Area Code308
County SeatGreeley Center
School DistrictCentral Valley Public Schools

About Wolbach, Nebraska

Wolbach is a locality in Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 224. The population density is 126.1 people per km². Wolbach is located at 41.3970°N, 98.3942°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wolbach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68882.

Wolbach emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Great Plains as a quiet intersection of human endeavor and the unyielding reach of the Nebraska sky. It lies 32.7 miles north of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 355°T), and is situated 13.0 miles north-northeast of St. Paul. Spring Creek carves a thin, vital ribbon through the terrain near the settlement, its modest flow providing a subtle contrast to the expansive, dry grasses that stretch toward the horizon. To the west, the subtle elevation of Pilot Knob marks the distance, while the nearby Stone Reservoir holds a stillness that mirrors the afternoon light. The air here carries the scent of sun-warmed earth and cured forage, a dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence post and grain silo, making the vastness of the prairie feel less like an emptiness and more like a deliberate, quiet presence.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Wolbach, where the daily rhythm is dictated by the turning of the soil and the seasonal demands of the harvest. Established in an era of westward expansion, the local identity remains tied to the resilience of those who first broke the sod, a legacy that persists in the utilitarian architecture and the deliberate pace of local life. Residents often look toward the Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area to witness the persistence of native flora, finding in those protected acres a reflection of the landscape as it existed before the plow. Whether watching the shadows lengthen across the fields or noting the steady, mechanical hum of farm equipment, one senses that the character of Wolbach is defined by a deep, unspoken agreement between the people and the land they cultivate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Leonard A. Koziol Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 185° S
  • North Loup State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 198° S
  • Gruber House (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 194° S
  • Howard County Historical Village (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 194° S
  • Museum of Nebraska Major League Baseball (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 195° S
  • Farwell Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 224° SW
  • Harold W. Andersen Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 197° S
  • Nance County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 095° E
  • Sherman Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 24.6 mi, 261° W
  • Pibel Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.7 mi, 344° N
  • The Mormon Trail historical marker (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 136° SE
  • Lone Tree (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 136° SE
  • Gateway Theater (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 045° NE
  • Eagle Scout Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 30.2 mi, 177° S
  • Sherman County Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 254° W
  • Mall 7 Cinemas (Cinema) — 31.9 mi, 179° S
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 32.7 mi, 177° S
  • Hornady Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 178° S
  • Indian Hill Cemetery (Historic Ruins) — 37.4 mi, 312° NW
  • Ermas Desire Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 39.9 mi, 175° S
  • Stage (Theatre) — 45.8 mi, 115° SE
  • Hall County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.2 mi, 198° S · 642 acres
  • Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.7 mi, 151° SE · 324 acres
  • Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 52.8 mi, 084° E
  • Big Bird House (Attraction) — 55.6 mi, 186° S
  • Art Center (Arts Centre) — 55.7 mi, 179° S
  • Fort Kearney Historical Marker (Attraction) — 64.0 mi, 219° SW

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About This Wolbach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wolbach, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.396958, -98.394236. 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 Wolbach includes the ZIP code (68882), telephone area code (308), county seat of Greeley County (Greeley Center), and school district assignment (Central Valley 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.