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History · Loomis

Loomis dates to 1885, and 30% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Farmers State Bank. Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1910.

1885founded
1on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Loomis began

When was Loomis founded?

1885

Loomis dates its founding to 1885 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1910.

First census: 284 in 19102020 census: 391141 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1886.The full story ↓

What stands out about Loomis’ past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Loomis are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1986. Watch Loomis change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Loomis’s history is told.

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On the map

Loomis on the map, 1896 to 1986

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

Loomis on the 1896 USGS mapLoomis on the 1970 USGS mapLoomis on the 1986 USGS map1896Arapahoe sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story

How Loomis came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Loomis.

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Loomis was organized in 1885. In 1886, Loomis was officially named, and a post office, bank, school, and church were built. It was named for Nelson Henry Loomis, a railroad official. The majority of early settlers were immigrants from Sweden and arrived to the area from 1876-80. On November 20, 1914, there was a large fire in Loomis and nine businesses were burnt to the ground.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Loomis, 1885 to 1932

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1885
    FoundingLoomis is established
  3. 1886Post officeThe Loomis post office opens
  4. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1901Born hereJoy Berquist is born here
  7. 1932Born hereNorman Ericson is born here
By decade

Loomis, decade by decade

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Loomis, Nebraska from N2010Loomis, Nebraska from NLoomis, Nebraska elevators2010Loomis, Nebraska elevatorsNEMap-doton-Loomis2005NEMap-doton-Loomis
On the National Register

1 historic place in Loomis

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

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2013
Farmers State Bank
Farmers State Bank
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All 1 listings
Farmers State BankBuilding · listed 2013

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

People over time

Loomis, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 447

Between 213 and 447 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Loomis

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Norman EricsonAmerican teacher and biblical scholar · b. 1932
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Joy BerquistAmerican football player · b. 1901

Questions about Loomis’ history

What year was Loomis founded?

In 1885, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Loomis’ post office opened in 1886, and the census of 1910 counted 284 people here.

What is on the National Register in Loomis?

One place: the Farmers State Bank (listed 2013).

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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.