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History · Ash Grove Township

Ash Grove Township’s post office opened in 1875, and 61% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

1875first post office
0on the National Register
61%homes built before 1940
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How Ash Grove Township began

When was Ash Grove Township founded?

1875

The Ash Grove Township post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Ash Grove (1875), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 107151 years
Founding year: the first Ash Grove Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Ash Grove Township’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ash Grove Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1986. Watch Ash Grove Township change.Old housesHalf of Ash Grove Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ash Grove Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Ash Grove Township on the map, 1896 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Ash Grove Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Ash Grove Township on the 1896 USGS mapAsh Grove Township on the 1973 USGS mapAsh Grove Township on the 1986 USGS map1896Holdrege sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Ash Grove Township, in brief

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

Ash Grove is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 108 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1875. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 108 in 2010, 107 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Ash Grove Township, 1875 to 1901

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1875Post officeThe Ash Grove post office opens
  3. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1901Post officeThe Ash Grove post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Another post office, Ash Grove, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Macon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast Bloomington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTurkey Creek Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Ash Grove Township’s history

What year was Ash Grove Township founded?

The Ash Grove Township post office opened in 1875, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.