Cheney, Nebraska

About Cheney

Set in the southeastern part of Nebraska, Cheney is a small unincorporated community.

Cheney holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.14 square miles.

📰 Cheney News Today

• Lincoln’s Table: El Muchacho Alegre brings authentic Mexican flavors to Nebraska KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · Sep 18
• A nonprofit store operated by a Nebraska school is keeping this village stocked with groceries Nebraska Public Media · Sep 1
• Cheney, NE Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1
• Part of 56th Street in south Lincoln closing Tuesday for traffic signal project KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE · Aug 17
• Nebraska officials remember life of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who got his start in the state KETV · Nov 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Cheney Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cheney

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cheney

• 7 Brew Coffee (café)
• Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar Lincoln East — american
• FireWorks Restaurant — american
• Honest Abe's Burgers & Freedom — burger
• Kinja — japanese
• Lazlo's Brewery and Grill — american
• Mi Tierra — mexican
• Mulberry BBQ — barbecue
• NEW DAY Coffee + Smoothies — coffee shop (café)
• Scooter's Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cheney

• Beal Slough Greenway reviews ★
• Colonial Hills Park reviews ★
• Country Acres Park reviews ★
• Country View Park reviews ★
• Cripple Creek Park reviews ★
• Edenton South Park reviews ★
• Grand Terrace Park reviews ★
• Grandale Park reviews ★
• Jensen Park reviews ★
• Jonathan Gapp Park reviews ★
• Phares Park reviews ★
• Phil E Mendoza Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Cheney

🏘️ Nearby Communities