Eastern Nebraska
Eastern Nebraska is the most populated region in Nebraska, home to over three-quarters of the state's population. The metropolitan areas of Omaha and Lincoln alone are home to half of the state's total population.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Lincoln and Omaha.
Lincoln
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Lincoln is the capital and second largest city of Nebraska, U.S. As the state capital, it offers several historical sites, as well as museums, art galleries, and other cultural venues.
Omaha
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Omaha is the largest city in the US state of Nebraska, with about 486,000 residents in 2020. Tourist attractions in Omaha include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences.
Bellevue
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Bellevue, is a small town in Sarpy County, Nebraska, just south of Omaha and west of the Missouri River. It is the oldest town in Nebraska and the oldest town west of the Missouri River.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Norfolk and Fremont.
Norfolk
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Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 76 miles southwest of Sioux City, Iowa, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275.
Fremont
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Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Dodge County in the eastern portion of the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. The population was 27,141 at the 2020 census, making it the 6th most populous city in Nebraska.
Beatrice
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Beatrice is a city in Eastern Nebraska. A small city of about 12,000, it serves as the seat of Gage County.
Papillion
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Papillion is a small town in Sarpy County, Nebraska, just southwest of Omaha and west of the Missouri river. The City of Papillion was founded in 1870.
Columbus
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Columbus is the county seat of Platte County, Nebraska, situated at the confluence of the Loup and Platte rivers roughly 85 miles west-northwest of Omaha and 75 miles northwest of Lincoln by road, near the county's southern edge.
Antelope County
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Antelope County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,295. Its county seat is Neligh.
York
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York is a city in and the county seat of York County, Nebraska, United States. At the 2010 census, the city population was 7,766. It is the home of York University and the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women.
Ashland
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Ashland is a city in Eastern Nebraska. The small city sits alongside the Platte River tributary of Salt Creek in Saunders County and had a population of 3,100 people in 2020.
Gretna
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Gretna is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Omaha metropolitan area and considered a suburban bedroom community for Omaha. The city's population was 5,083 at the 2020 census and estimated to be 9,071 in 2022.
Eastern Nebraska
- Type: region
- Location: Nebraska, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
40.8° or 40° 48′ northLongitude of center
-96.69° or 96° 41′ 24″ westWikidata ID
Q14214568
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Slovenian—“Eastern Nebraska” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Nebraska Oriental”
- French: “Nebraska oriental”
- Italian: “Nebraska orientale”
- Japanese: “イースタン・ネブラスカ”
- Japanese: “東ネブラスカ”
- Slovenian: “Vzhodna Nebraska”
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