Oconto is a village in Custer County, Nebraska, United States.

The community was founded in 1887 as Olax,[5] but the original name conflicted with another Nebraska location, so it was renamed to Oconto.

It destroyed the community center and several downtown businesses, and damaged 40 homes.

A Halloween party was being held at the community center when advanced warning allowed them to seek shelter in the basement, all 19 children and 4 adults came out without a scratch.

[7][8] In 2003, a new community center was constructed using funds from federal, state, county, local sources.

[9] On August 21, 2017, Oconto was a viewing location under the path of a total solar eclipse.

[10] Hundreds of people gathered in Oconto to view the eclipse, including tourists from other states.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.20 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.