Hemingford Nebraska Map

About Hemingford, Nebraska

Hemingford is a locality in Box Butte County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 787. The population density is 446.9 people per km². Hemingford is located at 42.3216°N, 103.0730°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Hemingford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69348.

Hemingford occupies a high, expansive plateau where the sky asserts its dominance over the earth, dictating the rhythm of every day. It lies 43.8 miles northeast of Scottsbluff, NE (from Scottsbluff, NE: bearing 44°T), and is situated 18.3 miles northwest of Alliance. The horizon serves as the primary fact of life here, a relentless line that pulls the eye across miles of shortgrass prairie and cultivated fields. To the west, the distant profile of Devils Backbone marks the edge of the world, while the local terrain yields to the subtle topography of South Branch Sand Canyon. A mile from the center of Hemingford, the South Branch Box Butte Creek traces a quiet, persistent path through the soil, offering a thin ribbon of moisture to the thirsty grasses. When the sun descends, it casts a long, amber clarity across the plains, turning the dust of the fields into a fine, suspended gold that settles over the low buildings and grain elevators.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of the local economy, with the soil and the seasons dictating the labor of the inhabitants. Long before the modern combine, settlers looked to these plains as a place to anchor their lives, leaving a legacy of resilience that persists in the quiet, methodical work of the harvest. Families often travel toward the recreation provided at Box Butte Reservoir or spend afternoons near the quiet waters of Fisher Reservoir, finding a rare stillness in the land. The character of Hemingford is forged in this patient endurance, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the occasional promise of rain across the high, flat expanse. Life here moves with the steady, unadorned pace of a pendulum, indifferent to the hurried noise of the world beyond the horizon.

About This Hemingford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hemingford, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.321629, -103.072976. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hemingford includes the ZIP code (69348), telephone area code (308), county seat of Box Butte County (Alliance), and school district assignment (Hemingford Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.