Lindsay Nebraska - Nebraska Directory

Village · Platte County · Population 283 (2020 census) · ZIP 68644 · Founded 1886 · Peak population 490 (1920)

About Lindsay

Lindsay is a village of 283 people (2020) in northwestern Platte County, at 1,680 feet on NE 91. NE 45 leaves NE 91 about 4 miles west for Newman Grove, and US 81 is about 11 miles east at Humphrey. The Lindsay Corporation, maker of Zimmatic center pivots, was founded here in 1955; its headquarters is now in Omaha, but its main plant is still in Lindsay and is by far the largest employer. The village has Holy Family Catholic Church and School, Lindsay Academy (grades 7–12 since 2024), Columbus Community Hospital’s Lindsay Medical Clinic and the Lindsay Cooperative Market. Lindsay is on Central Time.

History

Irish families from Lindsay, Ontario, settled along Shell Creek in the 1870s, and Germans followed later that decade; a marker in the plaza on Pine Street is dedicated to the Irish settlers. The Western Town Lot Company laid out the village on November 8, 1886, on the new Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley (Chicago & North Western) branch, and it was incorporated on March 7, 1888. Franciscans organized Holy Family parish, whose church was blessed in 1895. Paul Zimmerer started what became the Lindsay Corporation in 1955. The population peaked at 490 in 1920.

Highways and trails through Lindsay

Route	One way	Other way
NE 91Through the village	East to Cornlea and Humphrey	West toward Albion
NE 45Begins at NE 91 about 4 miles west	North to Newman Grove	South end at NE 91

Nearby towns

Saint Bernard	about 4 mi east-northeast	County roads
Newman Grove	about 5 mi northwest	NE 91 and NE 45
Rosenborg	about 6 mi south-southwest	County roads
Cornlea	about 7 mi east-southeast	NE 91
Humphrey	about 11 mi east	NE 91
Albion	about 16 mi west	NE 91
Columbus	about 25 mi southeast	NE 91 and US 81

Things to see

Holy Family Catholic Church, 103 E. 3rd St. · the “Dedicated to the Irish Settlers” marker (1988) on Pine Street · Tavern 1888, 104 Pine St. · Lindsay Pivot Days in late June, Lindsay Area Development’s fundraiser since 2018, with the auction of a donated pivot span

Events in Lindsay

Lindsay Pivot Days
Lindsay’s late-June celebration since 2018, with the auction of a donated pivot span.

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Schools and health care

Schools: Holy Family School, 301 Pine St., (402) 428-3455; Lindsay Academy (7–12); Catholic high-school students attend Archangels in Humphrey

Health care: Lindsay Medical Clinic (Columbus Community Hospital), Pine St., (402) 428-2000; Hospital: Columbus Community Hospital, 4600 38th St., Columbus, about 25 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Phillips, Past and Present of Platte County (1915); Curry, History of Platte County; Platte County (plattecounty.ne.gov); National Register; History Nebraska; Loup Power District; Nebraska Game and Parks; Columbus Community Hospital; Platte County Visitors Bureau; Norfolk Daily News; Columbus Telegram. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.