Hebron is located in Thayer County at the crossroads of Highway 136 and the Highway 81 Expressway, 45 miles south of I-80 (York) and 90 miles north of I-70 (Salina, KS). Thayer County, located in SE Nebraska, has a total area of 577 square miles. Hebron is the county seat and is located in the center of the county. Agriculture in the county is based on general livestock farming and cash grain farming. About three-fourths of the acreage is cultivated, a little less than one-fourth is in grass, and a small part is woodland. Deep-well irrigation is prominent throughout most areas of the county.