# Keystone, Nebraska

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**Keystone** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) and [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) in central [Keith County](/source/Keith_County,_Nebraska), [Nebraska](/source/Nebraska), United States. As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_Census) its population was 73.

It lies along local roads near the [North Platte River](/source/North_Platte_River), 13 miles (21 km) northeast of the city of [Ogallala](/source/Ogallala,_Nebraska), the [county seat](/source/County_seat) of Keith County.[2] Its elevation is 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level.[3] Although Keystone is unincorporated, it has a [post office](/source/Post_office), with the [ZIP code](/source/ZIP_code) of 69144.[4]

## History

Keystone got its start following construction of the [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad) through the territory.[5]

### Historical site

Keystone is home to the Little Church at Keystone, designed by [Thomas R. Kimball](/source/Thomas_Rogers_Kimball) and built in 1908.[6][7] 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.[7]

## Geography

### Climate

According to the [Köppen Climate Classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification) system, Keystone has a [humid subtropical climate](/source/Humid_subtropical_climate), abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Keystone was 111 °F (43.9 °C) on July 20, 1939 and July 11, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was −25 °F (−31.7 °C) on December 22, 1989.[8]

## References

1. Rand McNally. *The Road Atlas '08.* [Chicago](/source/Chicago): [Rand McNally](/source/Rand_McNally), 2008, p. 62.

1. , [Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System), March 9, 1979. Accessed April 26, 2008.

1. [Zip Code Lookup](http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=69144)

1. Burr, George L. & Buck, O. O. (1921). [*History of Hamilton and Clay Counties, Nebraska*](https://archive.org/details/historyofhamilto01burr). S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. [123](https://archive.org/details/historyofhamilto01burr/page/123)

1. Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (October 7, 1997). [*America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community*](https://archive.org/details/americasreligiou0000chia). John Wiley & Sons. p. [178](https://archive.org/details/americasreligiou0000chia/page/178). ISBN 978-0-471-14502-8.

1. "Thomas R. Kimball Elected to Nebraska Hall of Fame". *Nebraska History News*. **71** (4): 8–9. Lincoln, Nebraska, USA: The Nebraska State Historical Society. 2017.

1. ["NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS North Platte"](https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lbf). National Weather Service. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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