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Cuming County, Nebraska
County seat: West Point · Created: March 16, 1855 · Named for: Thomas B. Cuming, secretary and acting governor of Nebraska Territory · License plate prefix: 24 · Population: 9,013 (2020 census) · Area: 571 sq mi of land
About Cuming County
The territorial legislature created Cuming County on March 16, 1855, with its seat at Catherine, a town that existed only on paper; the site is now Dead Timber in Dodge County. B. B. Moore made the first lasting settlement at DeWitt in 1857, and at the county's first election, on October 12, 1858, West Point won the county seat over DeWitt, 12 votes to 7. The Elkhorn River crosses the county from northwest to southeast, and Logan Creek drains the northeast.
German settlers, many of them Catholic, came in the 1860s; St. Anthony's at St. Charles, built in 1867, was the county's first church, and the rural parishes at Monterey and Aloys are still active. The railroad came up the Elkhorn to West Point in 1870 and Wisner in 1871, and Beemer grew from its Rock Creek water stop; the line was abandoned in 1982. Bancroft, on the Omaha Road line from 1880, was the home of poet John G. Neihardt. The county's population peaked at 14,584 in 1900. Cattle feeding is a mainstay, and US 275 is being widened to four lanes between Wisner and West Point starting in 2026.
Towns of Cuming County
Cities and villages
West Point
The county seat, a city of 3,504 on the Elkhorn River where US 275 meets NE 32 and NE 9. Franciscan Healthcare hospital, the 1911 Nebraskan Theatre, the county museum complex and fair, and camping at Neligh Park.
Wisner
City of 1,239 on US 275 and the Elkhorn River, platted in 1871 at the end of the railroad and named for Samuel P. Wisner. Cattle-feeding center, River Park campground and rodeo grounds, and the Wisner Heritage Museum.
Beemer
Village of 611 on US 275 near the center of the county, platted as Rock Creek in 1885 and renamed for sheriff Allen D. Beemer. Indian Trails Country Club on the Elkhorn bluffs and Beemer Play Daze each July.
Bancroft
Village of 496 in the Logan Creek valley on NE 51, home of poet John G. Neihardt from 1900 to 1920. The John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, Neihardt Day each August and Bancroft-Rosalie schools.
Former towns and post office communities
Aloys
Rural Catholic community around St. Aloysius Church on NE 32, about 10 miles west of West Point. A post office ran from 1895 to 1902; the church and cemetery are still in use.
St. Charles
Rural Catholic community about 4 miles southwest of West Point, where St. Anthony's, the first church in Cuming County, was built in 1867. The parish and two cemeteries remain.
Monterey
Rural Catholic community about 6 miles west-southwest of West Point, named for the 1846 Battle of Monterrey. Post office 1882–1905; St. Boniface Church and cemetery remain.
DeWitt
Ghost town between West Point and Beemer, the first permanent settlement in Cuming County (1857). It lost the county seat to West Point in 1858; a marker and restored cemetery remain.
Travel Corridors
US Highway 275 — the main route, up the Elkhorn valley from Scribner through West Point, Beemer and Wisner to Norfolk. US 275 Corridor →
NE 32 — east–west across the south of the county from Stanton County past Aloys to West Point and on to Oakland and Tekamah. NE 32 Corridor →
NE 9, NE 51 and NE 16 — NE 9 runs north from West Point to Pender; NE 51 crosses the north of the county from Wisner past Bancroft toward Decatur; NE 16 begins at Bancroft and runs north to Pender.
Cameras: View Cuming County cameras → · Road conditions: Nebraska 511
Cuming County Business Directory
Businesses within 20 miles of: West Point · Wisner · Beemer · Bancroft · All listings →
Adjacent Counties
Wayne County (northwest) · Thurston County (northeast) · Burt County (east) · Dodge County (south) · Colfax County (southwest) · Stanton County (west)
Events
The Neihardt Spring Conference is held in Bancroft in late April, the Wisner Lions Club Rodeo in late June, West Point's Fourth of July fireworks at Neligh Park, and Beemer Play Daze in late July. The Cuming County Fair runs in early August at West Point (August 6–9 in 2026), and Neihardt Day is the first Sunday in August at the Neihardt site in Bancroft.
Events in Cuming County
- Beemer Play Daze (Beemer)
Beemer Play Daze is held in Beemer, Nebraska, on the fourth weekend of July. - Cuming County Fair (West Point)
Cuming County Fair, a county fair in West Point, Nebraska.
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Outdoors — Camping, RV, Hunting & Fishing
Cuming County has no state park, state recreation area or lake of any size; nearly all land is private. Its outdoor life follows the Elkhorn River and the town parks.
Camping and RV
Neligh Park, 530 W. Bridge St., West Point: water and electric sites, tent camping, showers and a dump station beside a fishing lake and dog park; it is next to the fairgrounds, so call ahead during fair week (402-372-2466). Wisner River Park on the Elkhorn: electric and primitive sites. Bancroft Park on the southwest edge of Bancroft also has camping. The nearest state areas are Dead Timber State Recreation Area near Scribner and Maskenthine Lake near Stanton.
Paddling and fishing
Canoes and kayaks can launch on the Elkhorn at the Wisner boat ramp, 101 10th St. Game and Parks' Lower Elkhorn canoe trail begins downstream at the US 275 bridge north of Scribner. Bancroft holds a "River & I" float on Logan Creek the weekend of Neihardt Day. Check river levels before going; the Elkhorn rises fast after rain.
Hunting
There are no state wildlife management areas in the county, so hunting is on private land with the owner's permission.
Golf
Indian Trails Country Club, 1128 River Rd., Beemer: 18 holes, par 71, on the Elkhorn bluffs. Bancroft has a nine-hole disc golf course.
Cuming County at a Glance
Cuming County, Nebraska — about 571 square miles of Elkhorn valley and Logan Creek farmland in northeastern Nebraska, settled largely by German families from the late 1850s. County seat West Point.
Getting there: US 275 links Scribner, West Point, Beemer, Wisner and Norfolk; NE 32 crosses east–west through West Point; NE 9 and NE 51 serve the north and Bancroft.
For visitors: the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in Bancroft, the Nebraskan Theatre and county museum complex in West Point, camping at Neligh Park and Wisner River Park, and the Cuming County Fair each August. Franciscan Healthcare in West Point is the county's hospital.
Vehicles registered in Cuming County carry license plate number 24. See what every Nebraska county number means.
Cuming County Businesses & Places
187 listings in Cuming County.
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Eat & Drink (12)
- Beemer Cafe — American Restaurant, Beemer
- China Restaurant – West Point — Chinese Restaurant, Nebraska
- Coachmen's Family Steakhouse — Steakhouse, Nebraska
- Cooper's Chase Distillery — Distillery, Nebraska
- Fiesta Brava — Mexican Restaurant, Nebraska
- Lantz's Steakhouse — Steakhouse, Nebraska
- McDonald's - West Point (1246 North Lincoln St) — McDonald's, Nebraska
- Native 32 Winery — Winery & Vineyard, Nebraska
- Pizza Hut — Pizza Restaurant, Nebraska
- Roadhouse Lounge – West Point — Bar, Nebraska
- Runza West Point — Runza, Nebraska
- Subway – 422 S Lincoln St, West Point — Subway, Nebraska
Stay (2)
- Horizon Inn & Suites – West Point — Hotel, Nebraska
- West Point Inn & Suites — Motel, Nebraska
Outdoors & Recreation (7)
- Bancroft Disc Golf Course — Disc Golf Course, Bancroft
- Bancroft Park — Campgrounds & RV Parks, Bancroft
- Black Island WMA — Public Hunting Areas & WMAs, Nebraska
- Indian Trails Country Club — Country Club, Beemer
- Neligh Park — Campgrounds & RV Parks, Nebraska
- Wisner Boat Ramp – Elkhorn River — Boat Ramps & Marinas, Nebraska
- Wisner River Park — Campgrounds & RV Parks, Nebraska
Places to Visit (5)
- Bancroft Historical Marker — Historic Marker, Bancroft
- Cuming County Historical Society and Museum Complex — History & Heritage Museums, Nebraska
- DeWitt Historical Site Marker — Historic Marker, DeWitt
- John G. Neihardt State Historic Site — History & Heritage Museums, Bancroft
- Wisner Heritage Museum Society — History & Heritage Museums, Nebraska
Events & Venues (5)
- Beemer Play Daze — Festivals & Celebrations, Beemer
- Cuming County Fair — County Fair, Nebraska
- Cuming County Fairgrounds — Fairground, Nebraska
- Nielsen Community Center — Community Center, Nebraska
- West Point City Auditorium (Nebraskan Theatre) — Movie Theater, Nebraska
Health & Emergency (6)
- Bancroft Medical Clinic — Medical Clinic, Bancroft
- Beemer Medical Clinic — Medical Clinic, Beemer
- Franciscan Healthcare – West Point — Hospital, Nebraska
- Franciscan Healthcare West Point Clinic — Medical Clinic, Nebraska
- Franciscan Healthcare Wisner Clinic — Medical Clinic, Nebraska
- Just Be Therapeutic Massage and Float Spa — Massage, Nebraska
Shopping & Gifts (3)
- Countryside Consignments – West Point — Thrift & Consignment Store, Nebraska
- Creative Notions — Fabric & Quilt Shop, Nebraska
- St. Joseph's Treasures Thrift Shoppe – West Point — Thrift & Consignment Store, Nebraska
Community & Faith (57)
- Amateur Radio Repeaters - Cuming County (via RepeaterBook.com) — Amateur Radio Repeater, Nebraska
- Bancroft Cemetery — Bancroft — Cemeteries, Bancroft
- Beemer Cemetery — Beemer — Cemeteries, Beemer
- Beemer Mennonite Church — Other Denomination, Beemer
- Blomgren Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Carter Cemetery — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Christ Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Nebraska
- Church of Christ in West Point — Other Denomination, Nebraska
- Covenant Cemetery — Bancroft — Cemeteries, Bancroft
- Dewitt Cemetery — Beemer — Cemeteries, DeWitt
- Grace Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Nebraska
- Greenwood Cemetery — Beemer — Cemeteries, Beemer
- Heller Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Holy Cross Catholic Church Bancroft — Catholic Church, Bancroft
- Holy Cross Catholic Church Beemer — Catholic Church, Beemer
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery — Beemer — Cemeteries, Beemer
- Immanuel Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Beemer
- Kaul Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Kumm Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Mount Hope Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Norwegian Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Peterson Pioneer Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Pioneer Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Renewed Life Church — Pentecostal, Nebraska
- Robbins Family Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Rock Creek Cemetery — Beemer — Cemeteries, Beemer
- Saint Aloysius Catholic Cemetery — Aloys — Cemeteries, Aloys
- Saint Anthony Cemetery — St. Charles — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Boniface Cemetery — Monterey — Cemeteries, Monterey
- Saint Charles Pioneer Cemetery — Saint Charles — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery — Beemer — Cemeteries, Beemer
- Saint Johns Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery — Cemeteries, Aloys
- Saint Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Josephs Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Marks Lutheran Cemetery — Pender — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Michael Cemetery — West Point — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Saint Peters Cemetery — Aloys — Cemeteries, Aloys
- Saint Wenceslaus Cemetery — Dodge — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Salem Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- St. Aloysius Catholic Church – Aloys — Catholic Church, Aloys
- St. Anthony Catholic Church – St. Charles — Catholic Church, Nebraska
- St. Boniface Catholic Church Monterey — Catholic Church, Monterey
- St. John Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Beemer
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Wisner — Catholic Church, Nebraska
- St. Mary Catholic Church West Point — Catholic Church, Nebraska
- St. Paul Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Bancroft
- St. Paul Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Nebraska
- St. Paul Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Nebraska
- Trinity UCC / UMC (Federated) — West Point — Congregational Church, Nebraska
- United Methodist Church of Christ (Federated) — Wisner — Congregational Church, Nebraska
- Wisner Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery — Bancroft — Cemeteries, Bancroft
- Zion Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Bancroft
- Zion Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery — Wisner — Cemeteries, Nebraska
- Zion St. John Lutheran Church — Lutheran Church, Nebraska
Government & Resources (40)
- Bancroft Fire Department — Fire Station, Bancroft
- Bancroft Police Department — Police Station, Bancroft
- Bancroft Post Office — Post Office, Bancroft
- Bancroft Public Library — Libraries, Bancroft
- Bancroft Senior Citizens Center — Senior Citizen Center, Bancroft
- Bancroft Village Office — City Hall, Bancroft
- Beemer Fire Station — Fire Station, Beemer
- Beemer Housing Authority — Housing Authority, Beemer
- Beemer Police Department — Police Station, Beemer
- Beemer Post Office — Post Office, Beemer
- Beemer Senior Citizens Center — Senior Citizen Center, Beemer
- Cuming County Assessor — County Assessor, Nebraska
- Cuming County Attorney's Office — County Attorney, Nebraska
- Cuming County Clerk — County Clerk, Nebraska
- Cuming County Court — County Court, Nebraska
- Cuming County Courthouse — Court House, Nebraska
- Cuming County Driver License Office — County Driver License, Nebraska
- Cuming County Emergency Management — Emergency Management, Nebraska
- Cuming County Sheriff — County Sheriff, Nebraska
- Cuming County Treasurer — County Treasurer, Nebraska
- Cuming County Veterans Service Office — Veterans Office, Nebraska
- Cuming County Weed Superintendent — County Weed Control, Nebraska
- Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department — County/District Health Department, Nebraska
- Goldenrod Regional Housing Agency — Housing Authority, Nebraska
- John A Stahl Library - West Point — Libraries, Nebraska
- Karlen Memorial Library - Beemer — Libraries, Beemer
- Salvation Army West Point Mobile Food Distribution — Mobile & Pop-Up Food Distribution, Nebraska
- Sunshine Senior Center — Senior Citizen Center, Nebraska
- West Point Chamber of Commerce — Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska
- West Point Firemans Hall — Fire Station, Nebraska
- West Point Police Department — Police Station, Nebraska
- West Point Post Office — Post Office, Nebraska
- West Point USDA Service Center — USDA Service Center (FSA/NRCS), Nebraska
- Wisner Area Chamber of Commerce — Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska
- Wisner City Hall — City Hall, Nebraska
- Wisner Community Senior Citizens, Inc. — Senior Citizen Center, Nebraska
- Wisner Fire Department — Fire Station, Nebraska
- Wisner Police Department — Police Station, Nebraska
- Wisner Post Office — Post Office, Nebraska
- Wisner Public Library — Libraries, Nebraska
Education (12)
- Bancroft-Rosalie Comm Schools — School District (K-12 / General), Bancroft
- Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School — Elementary & Middle School, Bancroft
- Bancroft-Rosalie Jr/Sr High School — High School, Bancroft
- Cuming County Extension — County Extension Office, Nebraska
- Guardian Angels Central Catholic High School West Point — Faith-Based School, Nebraska
- Guardian Angels Elementary School West Point — Faith-Based School, Nebraska
- West Point Elementary School — Elementary & Middle School, Nebraska
- West Point-Beemer Jr Sr High School — High School, Nebraska
- West Point-Beemer Public Schools — School District (K-12 / General), Nebraska
- Wisner-Pilger Elem School — Elementary & Middle School, Nebraska
- Wisner-Pilger High School — High School, Nebraska
- Wisner-Pilger Public Schools — School District (K-12 / General), Nebraska
Automotive (11)
- Cuming County Auto Sales — Used Car Dealer, Beemer
- Heckmans Body Shop And Auto Sales — Auto Body Repair, Nebraska
- Ideal Wheels — Used Car Dealer, Bancroft
- JR's Used Cars — Used Car Dealer, Nebraska
- Mid-America Enterprises — Used Car Dealer, Bancroft
- Peterson Body & Paint Inc. – West Point — Auto Repair, Nebraska
- Renner Auto Repair & Sales — Auto Repair, Nebraska
- Thunder Valley Truck Sales — Truck Dealership, Nebraska
- Triple C Motor — Used Car Dealer, Nebraska
- West Point Chevrolet — Franchised New Car Dealer, Nebraska
- West Point Ford — Franchised New Car Dealer, Nebraska
Agriculture & Farm (9)
- ASC Lockers, LLC — Custom Meat Locker / Processing, Nebraska
- Bancroft Grain — Grain Elevator / Cooperative, Bancroft
- Bomgaars – West Point — Bomgaars, Nebraska
- Central Valley Ag - Wisner — Farm Coop, Nebraska
- Central Valley Ag West Point — Farm Coop, Nebraska
- Grain States Soya — Grain Elevator / Cooperative, Nebraska
- Prinz Grain & Feed — Grain Elevator / Cooperative, Nebraska
- Quality Pork International – West Point — Packing House, Nebraska
- Rush Kubota — Equipment Dealers, Nebraska
Utilities (9)
- City of West Point — Water Utility / District, Nebraska
- City of Wisner — Water Utility / District, Nebraska
- Cuming County Public Power District — Electric Power Provider, Nebraska
- Cuming County RWD 1 — Water Utility / District, Beemer
- Village of Bancroft — Water Utility / District, Bancroft
- Village of Beemer — Water Utility / District, Beemer
- West Point Municipal Utilities — Electric Power Provider, Nebraska
- Wisner Municipal Gas — Natural Gas Provider, Nebraska
- Wisner Municipal Utilities — Electric Power Provider, Nebraska
Professional Services (5)
- Auten Pruss & Beckman - West Point — Accountant, Nebraska
- Best Point Web Design — Web Design, Nebraska
- Oelkers & Associates — Accountant, Nebraska
- Steffensmeier Insurance Agency – Beemer — Insurance, Beemer
- Steffensmeier Insurance Agency – Wisner — Insurance, Nebraska
Media (3)
- KTIC 840 AM and 107.9 FM - West Point — Radio Station, Nebraska
- West Point News — News Paper, Nebraska
- Wisner News-Chronicle — News Paper, Nebraska
Land & Property Services (1)
- J & K Tree Service LLC – West Point — General Tree Service, Nebraska