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History · Long Pine

Long Pine dates to 1876, and 69% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Miller Hotel. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1954 on, and the census since 1890.

1876founded
1on the National Register
69%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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How Long Pine began

When was Long Pine founded?

1876

Long Pine dates its founding to 1876 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 562 in 18902020 census: 305150 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1881.The full story ↓

What stands out about Long Pine’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 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Long Pine’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,206 in 1920; 305 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Long Pine’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story

How Long Pine came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Long Pine.

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Long Pine was founded circa 1876, and grew quickly when the railroad was extended to the settlement in 1881. It took its name from nearby Long Pine Creek.

Long Pine was a hub for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company on what came to be known as the Cowboy Line and at one time held a large roundhouse, turntable, and servicing facility. With the advent of diesel locomotives, the steam servicing facilities were no longer needed and were moved elsewhere. Eventually, the entire line was abandoned and the last train came through the town in 1992. The former right of way has since become a recreational trail known as the Cowboy Trail.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

People over time

Long Pine, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,206

Peaked at 1,206 in 1920; 305 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Timeline

Long Pine, 1876 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1876
    FoundingLong Pine is established
  3. 1881Post officeThe Long Pine post office opens
  4. 1895BuiltMiller Hotel is built
  5. 20th century
  6. 1917In the archiveNebraska - Kimball through
  7. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 1,206
  8. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Long Pine, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s2 items
Nebraska - Kimball through1917Nebraska - Kimball throughNebraska - Kimball through1917Nebraska - Kimball through
1920s–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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Today3 recent
From the air - Miami - Chicago - San Francisco - Vancouver - looking N to2014From the air - Miami - Chicago - San Francisco - Vanc…Long Pine, Nebraska downtown2010Long Pine, Nebraska downtownNEMap-doton-Long Pine2005NEMap-doton-Long Pine
On the map

Long Pine on the map, 1954 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Long Pine. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Long Pine on the 1954 USGS mapLong Pine on the 1985 USGS map1954Long Pine 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 Long Pine.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Nebraska - Kimball through
Retake this viewNebraska - Kimball through, 1917

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Long Pine’s page.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Long Pine

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1989
Miller Hotel
Miller Hotel, built 1895
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Queen Anne1
Miller HotelQueen Anne · Built 1895

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Long Pine’s history

What year was Long Pine founded?

In 1876, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Long Pine’s post office opened in 1881, and the census of 1890 counted 562 people here.

What is on the National Register in Long Pine?

One place: the Miller Hotel (listed 1989).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (5), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, 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.