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History · Beaver Township

19% of Beaver Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1958 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Beaver Township’s past

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The story so far

Beaver Township, in brief

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Beaver Township is one of twelve townships in Nance County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 104 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 105.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 102 to 113 (+11%).

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

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On the map

Beaver Township on the map in 1958

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Beaver Township.

Beaver Township on the 1958 USGS map1958Fullerton NE 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 Beaver Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Big Cut SchoolschoolCloverdale SchoolschoolElm SchoolschoolRozencrantz SchoolschoolSkeedee View SchoolschoolSunnyside Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Beaver Township
Skeedee

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.

Genoa Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWoodville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCouncil Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonroe Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.