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
June 2025
June 2 – Monday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Board Meeting
June 3 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
June 9 – Monday – 10 AM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library Monthly Board Meeting
June 9 – Monday – 5 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Lions Club Monthly Meeting
June 16 – Monday – 4 PM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Housing Authority Monthly Meeting
June 16 – Monday – 6:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Community Improvement Board Monthly Meeting
June 19 – Village Office Closed for Juneteenth
July 2025
July 1 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
July 4 – Friday – Village office closed for Independence Day
July 14 – Monday – 10 AM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library Monthly Board Meeting
July 14 – Monday – 4 PM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Housing Authority Monthly Meeting
July 14 – Monday – 5 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Lions Club Monthly Meeting
July 21 – Monday – 6:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Community Improvement Board Monthly Meeting
August 2025
August 5 – Tuesday – 5:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Village of Lodgepole Regular Board Meeting
August 11 – Monday – 10:00 AM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library Monthly Board Meeting
August 11 – Monday – 4:00 PM – Nancy Fawcett Memorial Library – Housing Authority Monthly Meeting
August 11 – Monday – 5:00 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Lions Club Monthly Meeting
August 18 – Monday – 6:30 PM – Lodgepole Community Hall – Community Improvement Board Monthly Meeting
August 29 through September 1 – Lodgepole Old Settler’s Days
*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.
