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History · Hemingford

Hemingford dates to 1886, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1948 on, and the census since 1900.

1886founded
0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Hemingford began

When was Hemingford founded?

1886

Hemingford dates its founding to 1886 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 133 in 19002020 census: 787140 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1886.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hemingford’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hemingford’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hemingford’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewDas Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenb…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Hemingford came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hemingford.

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Hemingford was incorporated as a village in 1886. The founder being a native of Hemmingford, Quebec, caused the name to be selected.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hemingford, 1886 to 1971

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886
    FoundingHemingford is established
  3. 1886Post officeThe Carlyle post office opens
  4. 1887Post officeThe Carlyle post office closes
  5. 1887Post officeThe Hemingford post office opens
  6. 1899In the archiveDas Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Hemingford ins etwa 30 km entfernte Allian…
  7. 20th century
  8. 1948On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1971Born hereJoe Planansky is born here
By decade

Hemingford, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1890s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1890s1 item
Das Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Hemingford ins etwa 30 km entfernte Alliance, Nebraska verlegt, Juli 18991899Das Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Heming…
1900s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 recent
Hemingford, Nebraska Niobrara Ave2010Hemingford, Nebraska Niobrara AveHemingford, Nebraska Box Butte Ave 22010Hemingford, Nebraska Box Butte Ave 2Hemingford, Nebraska Box Butte Ave 12010Hemingford, Nebraska Box Butte Ave 1Box Butte County Fairgrounds2010Box Butte County FairgroundsNEMap-doton-Hemingford2005NEMap-doton-Hemingford
On the map

Hemingford on the map in 1948

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hemingford.

Hemingford on the 1948 USGS map1948Hemingford sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hemingford.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Das Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Hemingford ins etwa 30 km entfernte Alliance, Nebraska verlegt, Juli 1899
Retake this viewDas Gerichtsgebäude wird mit der Eisenbahn von Hemingford ins etwa 30 km entfernte Alliance, Nebraska verlegt, Juli 1899, 1899

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People over time

Hemingford, census by census

02004006008001,0001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,025

Between 133 and 1,025 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hemingford’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Hemingford’s post office has been open since 1887. Another post office, Carlyle, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Carlyle
1886–1887
Hemingford
1887–today
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hemingford’s history

What year was Hemingford founded?

In 1886, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hemingford’s post office opened in 1886, and the census of 1900 counted 133 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.