Community News & Calendar
Monthly Newsletter
Note: There will be no October, November, and December 2024 Newsletters.
Village Holiday Closures 2025
New Year’s Day ………………………………. January 1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day …………………… January 20
Presidents Day ……………………………….. February 17
Arbor Day ………………………………………. April 25
Memorial Day …………………………………. May 26
Juneteenth …………………………………….. June 19
Independence Day ………………………….. July 4
Labor Day ………………………………………. September 1
Columbus Day …………………………………October 13
Veteran’s Day …………………………………. November 11
Thanksgiving Day……………………………. November 27
The day after Thanksgiving ………………. November 28
Christmas Day ………………………………… December 25
Village office open hours
Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Upcoming Events
March 2025
March 3 – Monday – 4 PM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Housing Authority Monthly Meeting (rescheduled from February)
March 3 – Monday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
March 4 – Tuesday – 5 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Shrove Tuesday Pancake Feed
March 6 – Thursday – 6 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Village of Lodgepole Town Hall to discuss the future of the Panther Activity Center
March 10 – Monday – 10 AM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library Monthly Board Meeting
March 10 – Monday – 4 PM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Housing Authority Monthly Meeting
March 15 – Saturday – 5 PM – 7 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Annual Lions Pancake Supper
March 17 – 21 – Village Office Closed for training
March 19 – Wednesday – 9 AM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Pleasantview Cemetery Board Meeting
March 22 – Saturday – 4 PM – 6 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Lodgepole Community Fund 3rd Annual Bingopalooza
April 2025
April 1 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
April 7 – Monday – 4 PM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – VISIONS Board Meeting
April 14 – Monday – 10 AM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library Monthly Board Meeting
April 19 – Saturday – 2 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Lodgepole American Legion Recruitment Meeting
April 19 – Saturday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Fire Hall – Fireman’s Soup Supper
April 25 – Friday – Village of Lodgepole Office closed for Arbor Day
*Submit your calendar items to lodgepoleoffice@gmail.com
Location/Population
Lodgepole is located, on U.S. Hwy 30/385, 19 miles east of Sidney, and just three miles north of I-80 at exit 76. It is one of five towns in Cheyenne County. Lodgepole is 190 miles northeast of Denver, CO on I-80 & I-76; 121 miles southwest of Cheyenne, WY on I-80, 328 miles west of Lincoln, NE, and 379 miles west of Omaha, NE.
Lodgepole’s population according to the 2010 Census is 318. The latitude is 410902 and the longitude is 1023826. Ground elevation is 1167.0.
History
Lodgepole was founded in 1867, platted in 1884, and incorporated as an official town in 1901.
The town was named Lodge Pole by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1867. In 1895 the postal department changed the name to the one-word spelling of Lodgepole.
The community’s name is derived from the creek bearing the same name, stemming from when the Indians cut poles for teepees along its banks. It is the second oldest community in Cheyenne County.
Interesting Facts
Lodgepole is home to the 1987 Ford Bronco, which was used to mark the Pony Express route from the east coast to the west coast. Joe Nardone, National Executive Director and Historian for the Pony Express Trail Association, used the Bronco to dedicate monuments along the trail. The Bronco was donated to the Lodgepole Depot Museum in 2010.
Lodgepole is on the Oregon Trail, the Pony Express Route, the first transcontinental railroad (Union Pacific), and the first transcontinental highway; the Lincoln Highway aka US Hwy 30.
