Community Information

Plainview is a farming community whose ancestry is predominantly Danish and German. Railroads were pushing to get towns located and settled. In 1880 the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Railroad was completed from Norfolk to Plainview. The Pacific Short Line from Sioux City to O’Neill was built in 1890. Today the Nebraska Northeastern Railway serves Plainview and the other communities between O’Neill and Sioux City, moving grain and ethanol to the Chicago markets. Husker Ag is a primary employer, producing nearly 25 million gallons of ethanol annually from corn grown locally. Sidump’r Manufacturing produces and markets a unique, top of the line trailer that can dump a load on either the left or right side. Health services in the area are provided by the Plainview Public Hospital.

For family recreation visit Plainview during “Klown Days,” held in early June, celebrating the Klown Doll Museum and to honor special area citizens and to say “thank you” to the patrons of the community. The museum is home to more than 2000 clown dolls from all over the world - the largest collection of clown dolls in the U.S. Located near Plainview is world famous Ash Fall Fossil Park, with 12 million year old fossils of three-toed horses, barrel-bodied rhinos and saber-toothed deer. Grove Lake and the Missouri and Niobrara Rivers provide water recreation, fishing and hunting in the area. Plainview is a forward thinking community, active in economic and community development.