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History · Nevis

Nevis’ post office opened in 1899, and 23% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1970 on and the census since 1910.

1899first post office
0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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How Nevis began

When was Nevis founded?

1899

The Nevis post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 238 in 19102020 census: 377127 years
Founding year: the first Nevis post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Nevis’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Nevis, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Nevis yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Nevis ( NEE-viss) is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 377 at the 2020 census. Minnesota State Highway 34 serves as a main arterial route in the community. Nevis began as a railway village. A post office was established in 1899, and the village separated from Nevis Township and incorporated in 1921. The Louis J. Moser House near Nevis was constructed in the early 1900s and used as a fishing camp. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert G. Renner, a U.S. federal judge, was born in Nevis in 1923. The muskellunge is native to the waterways in the area, and is celebrated in Nevis. Nevis Muskie Days are held in July, and include a 5K …

Its first post office opened in 1899. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 390 to 377 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Nevis, 1899 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1899Post officeThe Nevis post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1923Born hereRobert G. Renner is born here
  5. 1970On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Nevis, decade by decade

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On the map

Nevis on the map in 1970

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Nevis.

Nevis on the 1970 USGS map1970Nevis sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Nevis.

People over time

Nevis, census by census

0100200300400192019401960198020002020Peak: 412

Between 238 and 412 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Nevis’ Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Nevis’s post office has been open since 1899.

Gone or out of use
Nevis Railroad Stationlocale
1cemetery inside Nevis
Lakeview

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Nevis’ history

What year was Nevis founded?

The Nevis post office opened in 1899, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (11), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.