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US-275 near West Point

Village · Cuming County · Population 611 (2020 census) · ZIP 68716 · Founded 1885 · Peak population 853 (1980)

About Beemer

Beemer is a village of 611 on US 275 near the center of Cuming County, about 9 miles northwest of West Point. It has Indian Trails Country Club, the county's only golf course, the Karlen Memorial Library, the Beemer Cafe and a town park; students attend West Point-Beemer schools.

History

Homesteaders arrived in 1864, and in the mid-1860s August Lambrecht built a grist mill on Rock Creek, then the only one north of Omaha. The railroad's water stop here was called Rock Creek. A. D. Beemer, George Canfield and K. C. Morehouse platted the town as Rock Creek in 1885, and in 1886 the post office opened as Beemer and the village incorporated. Allen D. Beemer was a Civil War cavalry veteran, Cuming County sheriff from 1880 to 1884 and later warden of the state penitentiary; he started the Beemer Times in 1886.

Churches followed: Methodist in 1886, St. John's Lutheran in 1893 and Holy Cross Catholic in 1914. The 1918 school building served until 2008. The depot closed in 1963, rail service ended in 1982 and the tracks came out in 1985. The population peaked at 853 in 1980. Major league pitcher and manager Mel Harder and cartoonist Karl Hubenthal were born in Beemer.

Highways and trails through Beemer

Route	One way	Other way
US 275Through the village	Northwest to Wisner (about 7 mi)	Southeast to West Point (about 9 mi)
L-20ALink road north from US 275	North to NE 51	Begins at US 275

Nearby towns

Wisner	about 7 mi northwest	US 275
West Point	about 9 mi southeast	US 275
Aloys	about 11 mi southwest	County roads and NE 32
Pilger	about 15 mi northwest	US 275
Bancroft	about 18 mi northeast	L-20A and NE 51
Pender	about 18 mi northeast	NE 51 and NE 9
DeWitt	about 4 mi east-southeast	US 275

Things to see

Indian Trails Country Club, 1128 River Rd.: 18 holes, par 71, built in 1966 · Karlen Memorial Library, 815 3rd St. · the DeWitt historical marker and DeWitt Cemetery, site of the county's first settlement, about 4 mi east-southeast

Events in Beemer

Beemer Play Daze
Beemer Play Daze is held in Beemer, Nebraska, on the fourth weekend of July.

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Schools and health care

Schools: West Point-Beemer Public Schools (classes in West Point, 1200 E. Washington St.)

Health care: Beemer Medical Clinic, 212 Main St. (call ahead); nearest hospital Franciscan Healthcare, West Point (about 9 mi)

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); NEGenWeb Cuming County; History Nebraska; National Register of Historic Places; Nebraska Department of Transportation route mileposts. Distances marked "about" are estimates.