Gilead, Nebraska

About Gilead

Set in the southern part of Nebraska, Gilead is a tiny community, home to 30 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Gilead holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.07 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 429 residents per square mile.

📰 Gilead News Today

• Rose M. Rauner Obituary (2026) - Hebron, NE - Price Funeral Home - Hebron Location Legacy obituary · Apr 13
• National Weather Service says EF-1 tornado touched down in Hebron on Sunday KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · May 18
• Rolla Leora Staggs Obituary Oct 30, 2006 Eckersell Funeral Home · Sep 29
• ‘Is this a sign from God?’: Family-owned Nebraska restaurant damaged by storm - KLKN-TV KLKN-TV · Aug 28
• Shelley Lynne Bartling Obituary (2026) - Fairbury, NE - Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home - Fairbury Legacy obituary · Jun 23

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What Makes Gilead Unique

• The only place in America named Gilead — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.07 sq mi.
• With 30 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Nebraska, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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