Hemingford, Nebraska

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About Us

Hemingford is located in Box Butte County in the northwestern corner of Nebraska. State Highways 87 and 2 bisect the village and U.S. Highway 385 is five miles east of the community.  Hemingford is 59 miles northeast of Scottsbluff, Nebraska; 137 miles south of Rapid City, South Dakota; 273 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado; and 414 miles northwest of Omaha, Nebraska.

History:

Hemingford was first settled by Canadian immigrants in the summer of 1885. A town company was organized in 1886 and land was sold to the Lincoln Land Company, which formally platted the townsite. The cluster of frame and sod buildings was named in honor of HemmingsFord, Canada, the settlers’ former home.

Much of Hemingford’s early history involved the location of the Box Butte county seat. After the county was created from southern Dawes County in 1886, the courthouse was built in rival Nonpareil. Later, in an 1890 election, Hemingford secured the prize with the backing of the Lincoln Land Company, whose goal was to promote the community’s growth. County offices remained in Hemingford until 1899 when voters designated Alliance the permanent county seat in still another bitterly-fought election. The courthouse was moved on the Burlington railroad from Hemingford to Alliance.

This area became noted for the production of alfalfa seed and potatoes. In 1930, 1,893 carloads of potatoes were shipped from Hemingford and the town was known as the “Potato Capital of the World.” Today, Hemingford remains an important agricultural center for the northern panhandle.

 

Information

Hemingford Code 8-201 Article 2. Sidewalks

8-201 Sidewalks; Kept Clean. It shall be unlawful for the occupant of any lot or lots or the owner of any vacant lot or lots within the corporate limits to allow snow sleet, mud, ice or other substance to accumulate on the sidewalks or to permit any snow, sleet, ice, mud, or other substance to remain upon said sidewalk. All sidewalks within the business district shall be cleaned within five (5) hours after the cessation of a storm, unless the storm or fall of snow shall have taken place during the night, in which case the sidewalk shall be cleaned before eight (8:00) o’clock AM the following day: provided, sidewalks within the residential areas of the Municipality shall be cleaned within twenty-four (24) hours after the cessation of the storm.

City Calendar

  • Hemingford Swimming Pool CLOSED 7/4/22
  • CLOSED the following HOLIDAYS:
    • New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Friday After,  and Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
  • City Council Meeting
    • 3rd Tuesday of each month 6 pm 
    • Village Council Chambers
  • Hemingford Chamber of Commerce
    • Monthly Meetings to be held at member locations  contact 308-487-3300 for location, date, and time of meetings
  • Avenue of the Flags
    • Labor Day * 4th of July * Memorial Day * Veteran’s Day
  • Treats on the Streets 
    • Monday , October 31st 2022 4-6pm Costume contest starts at 4:45pm 
  • Believe Christmas Tree Lighting
    • Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 time TBD 

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  • Hemingford Chamber of Commerce
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  • Alliance Chamber of Commerce
  • Box Butte Development Corporation
  • Hemingford Public Library
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Contact Us:

Village Office
P.O. Box 395 700 Box Butte Ave.
Hemingford, Nebraska 69348
Business Phone: (308) 487-3465
Monday thru Thursday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Emergency Contact (after hours): (308) 762-6464
Fax: (308) 487-3462
E-mail: villageofhemingford@bbc.net

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