Glenwood Nebraska Map

About Glenwood, Nebraska

Glenwood is a locality in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 653. The population density is 106.6 people per km². Glenwood is located at 40.7555°N, 99.0810°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68847.

Glenwood rests on a broad sweep of Nebraska prairie, where the land unfolds in a quiet grandeur. It lies 3.9 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 19.1 miles north-northwest of Minden. The horizon, an ever-present fact of life, stretches unbroken save for the occasional stand of cottonwoods that mark the slow, shallow flow of the Platte River, a ribbon of silver glinting under the immense sky. Here, the landscape is primarily one of tallgrass and shortgrass prairie, a sea of amber and emerald that shifts and shimmers with the wind, punctuated by the low, rounded swells characteristic of Sandhills cattle country. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, a distillation of sun-baked earth and wild grasses, and the light itself takes on a peculiar, luminous quality, softening the sharp edges of the day as dusk approaches. The economic lifeblood of Glenwood has long been tied to the land, particularly cattle ranching, a tradition that echoes the pioneer memory Willa Cather so vividly captured. Generations have worked this soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of nature and the demands of sustenance. The county seat clock tower, a stoic sentinel in the heart of Glenwood, marks the passage of time for a community that has weathered its share of droughts and booms, its distinctiveness born from this enduring connection to the plains. Travelers passing through often remark on the unhurried pace, a quiet hum of daily existence that feels both rooted and resilient, a subtle strength drawn from the very fiber of the land.

About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenwood, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.7555, -99.081. 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 Glenwood and Buffalo County.

Detailed location data for Glenwood includes the ZIP code (68847), telephone area code (308), county seat of Buffalo County (Kearney), and school district assignment (Kearney 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 Glenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.