Welcome to Litchfield ...

The village of Litchfield is located in Sherman County<1>.

The location of Litchfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Litchfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Litchfield has a population of 247 people<3> (see below for details).

Litchfield is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Litchfield is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Litchfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Litchfield is within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Litchfield had an population of 247 people. This is a decrease of 5.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Litchfield had a population of 262 people (which is 8.31% of the total population of Sherman County). This makes Litchfield the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Litchfield represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 294th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 262 people, the population of Litchfield decreased 6.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 280 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Litchfield.

Communities Also Named Litchfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Litchfield - they are located in Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Litchfield.

Communities near Litchfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Litchfield.

• North Loup City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Loup City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Loup City
  • North Loup City is located in Sherman County
• Ravenna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <5>
• Loup City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loup City
  • Loup City is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Loup City has also been known as:
  • Loup
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loup City <5>
• Ansley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Ansley is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansley <5>
• Pleasanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <5>
• Arcadia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <5>
• Ashton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Ashton is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <5>
• Mason City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <5>
• Rockville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Hazard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
  • Hazard is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazard <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Litchfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Litchfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Litchfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Litchfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Litchfield. See our Newspapers Page for Litchfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Litchfield ...

Looking for more information about Litchfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Litchfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Litchfield.

Adding Litchfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Litchfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Litchfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Litchfield post office opened in 1886.

We also found Litchfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Litchfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Litchfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sherman County: www.co.sherman.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/