| Keystone, Nebraska | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Nebraska#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Keystone |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nebraska |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Keith |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 73 |
| Population Density Km2: | 140.57 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3101 |
| Coordinates: | 41.2186°N -101.5842°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 69144 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 31-25335 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583884 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 363.18 |
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.[2]
It lies along local roads near the North Platte River, northeast of the city of Ogallala, the county seat of Keith County.[3] Its elevation is above sea level.[4] Although Keystone is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69144.[5]
Keystone got its start following construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through the territory.[6] Keystone is one of numerous small habitations which Google Maps has never bothered to visit.
Keystone is home to the Little Church at Keystone, designed by Thomas R. Kimball and built in 1908.[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.[8]
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keystone has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Keystone was 111F on July 20, 1939 and July 11, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was -25F on December 22, 1989.