Big Springs is a village in Deuel County, Nebraska, United States.

It was believed to be over 100 years old at the time of first settlement and could be seen by riders on the Pony Express and travelers on the Oregon Trail.

Sam Bass's gang reportedly divided $60,000 in loot under the tree from an 1877 robbery of a Union Pacific train.

[4] Big Springs was platted in 1884,[5] and named for the stream that runs through town.

[6] The Big Springs post office, established in 1884, was officially called Bigspring until 1943.

[4] In 1965, Duane Earl Pope robbed the Farmers State Bank in Big Springs, killing 3 people.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all land.

Big Springs has a continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).

The station being far inland means it is prone to vast temperature swings.

On average between 1991 and 2020, the coldest day of the year had a high of 15 °F (−9 °C) and the warmest night had a low of 69 °F (21 °C).