Keystone, Nebraska

Keystone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Keith County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 59.[3]

Keystone, Nebraska
Census-designated place
The Little Church in Keystone is listed in the National Register of Historic Places[2]
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Coordinates: 41°12′58″N 101°35′1″W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Keith
Area
• Total	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km^2)
• Land	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km^2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	3,100 ft (900 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	59
• Density	294/sq mi (113.6/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (MDT)
ZIP code	69144
FIPS code	31-25335
GNIS feature ID	830490

It lies along local roads near the North Platte River, 13 miles (21 km) northeast of the city of Ogallala, the county seat of Keith County.[4] Its elevation is 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level.[5] Although Keystone is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69144.[6]

History

Keystone got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory.[7]

Historical site

Keystone is home to the Little Church at Keystone, designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1908.[8][9] The town was too small to hold two churches, so several community members funded the construction through bake sales. The church has a Catholic altar on one end, a Protestant lectern at the other, and hinged pews to make the seats reversible.[9]

References

1. "Nebraska National Register Sites in Keith County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
2. "Nebraska National Register Sites in Keith County". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Keystone CDP, Nebraska". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
4. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 62.
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Keystone, Nebraska, Geographic Names Information System, March 9, 1979. Accessed April 26, 2008.
6. Zip Code Lookup
7. Burr, George L.; Buck, O. O. (1921). History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 123.
8. Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (October 7, 1997). America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community. John Wiley & Sons. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-471-14502-8.
9. "Thomas R. Kimball Elected to Nebraska Hall of Fame". Nebraska History News. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: The Nebraska State Historical Society. 71 (4): 8–9. 2017.