Barneston, NE

united states

Barneston is a tiny farming village of 117 people in southeastern Nebraska's Gage County. US Highway 136 connects it to Beatrice 15 miles east and Fairbury to the west, while State Highway 8 provides access south. Most visitors come from Beatrice, the county seat, and locals use these routes for trips to Lincoln 45 miles north. The village sits amid rolling plains perfect for corn and soybeans, experiencing hot summers and snowy winters typical of the Great Plains. Barneston's towering white grain elevator serves as a landmark visible for miles across the surrounding cornfields.