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Nebraska maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Nebraska: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Nebraska blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Nebraska with no labels: about 452 miles wide and 207 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Nebraska with no labels: about 452 miles wide and 207 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 44 KB)PDF, US Letter (13 KB)PDF, A4 (13 KB)

2. Nebraska county map

All 93 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Nebraska showing the borders of its 93 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Nebraska showing the borders of its 93 counties, without names.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 86 KB)PDF, US Letter (22 KB)PDF, A4 (23 KB)

3. Nebraska labeled county map

The same 93 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Nebraska's 93 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Cherry County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Nebraska's 93 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Cherry County, the largest by land area.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 145 KB)PDF, US Letter (30 KB)PDF, A4 (31 KB)

4. Nebraska map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Nebraska with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Lincoln (capital), Omaha, Bellevue and Grand Island.View full size
Map of Nebraska with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Lincoln (capital), Omaha, Bellevue and Grand Island.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 127 KB)PDF, US Letter (30 KB)PDF, A4 (31 KB)

5. Nebraska elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; triangles mark the high and low points, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Nebraska, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Panorama Point (5,424 ft, highest), the Missouri River low point (840 ft) and Lincoln, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Nebraska, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Panorama Point (5,424 ft, highest), the Missouri River low point (840 ft) and Lincoln, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (3,233 × 2,438, 1.7 MB)PDF, US Letter (371 KB)PDF, A4 (410 KB)

Nebraska: shape, counties and terrain

Nebraska spans about 452 miles from east to west and 207 miles from north to south, with 76,815 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 79% of the box drawn around it on the map. The boundary is a single piece of land with no islands.

Nebraska has 93 counties. The largest by land area is Cherry County (5,960 sq mi) and the smallest is Sarpy County (238 sq mi). The capital, Lincoln, sits at 1,202 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from 840 ft (256 m) on the Missouri River to 5,424 ft (1,653 m) at Panorama Point in Kimball County, a range of 4,584 ft. The sampled average is about 2,577 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 37% of the state lies below 2,000 ft, 55% between 2,000 and 4,000 ft and 8% above 4,000 ft. Split from west to east into thirds, the western third averages 3,747 ft, the central third 2,395 ft and the eastern third 1,447 ft, so the land is highest in the western third and lowest in the eastern third.

More figures, with sources: Nebraska elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Lincoln, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 93. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Lincoln to Scottsbluff is about 370 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Panorama Point (5,424 ft) and the Missouri River (840 ft), and work out the difference: 4,584 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Nebraska elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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