Welcome to Hemingford ...

The village of Hemingford is located in Box Butte County<1>.

The location of Hemingford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hemingford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hemingford has a population of 774 people<3> (see below for details).

Hemingford is 4,270 feet [1,301 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Hemingford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hemingford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hemingford is within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hemingford had an population of 774 people. This is a decrease of 3.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hemingford had a population of 803 people (which is 7.1% of the total population of Box Butte County). This makes Hemingford the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hemingford represents 0.04% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 142nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 803 people, the population of Hemingford decreased 19.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 993 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hemingford.

Communities near Hemingford ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Hemingford.

• Alliance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Alliance is located in Box Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alliance <5>
• Marsland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsland
  • Marsland is located in Dawes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsland <5>
• Berea
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Box Butte County
• Belmont
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Dawes County
• Bonner ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
  • Bonner is located in Morrill County
• Antioch ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Sheridan County
• Crawford
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hemingford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hemingford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hemingford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hemingford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemingford. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hemingford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hemingford ...

Looking for more information about Hemingford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hemingford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hemingford.

Adding Hemingford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hemingford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hemingford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hemingford post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hemingford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hemingford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hemingford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Box Butte County: www.co.box-butte.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/