Tilden is a city in Madison and Antelope counties in Nebraska, United States.

[3] The Madison County portion of Tilden is part of the Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[5] It was incorporated as Burnett in 1885, but the U.S. Post Office officially changed the name of the village in 1887, after presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden, to avoid confusion with Bennet, Nebraska.

[8] U.S. Route 275 passes through the city, leading east 22 miles (35 km) to Norfolk, the largest city in Madison County, and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Neligh, the Antelope county seat.

Nebraska Highway 45 has its northern terminus in Tilden and leads south 23 miles (37 km) to Newman Grove.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tilden has a total area of 0.78 square miles (2.02 km2), all land.

[1] Giles Creek passes through the west side of the city, flowing north about a mile to the Elkhorn River, a tributary of the Platte.

The line was abandoned in 1992, and with it the antique wigwag signal that protected the main crossing in town.