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History · Beemer Township

Beemer Township’s post office opened in 1884, and 24% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1966 on and the census since 1890.

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How Beemer Township began

When was Beemer Township founded?

1884

The Beemer Township post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 350 in 18902020 census: 796142 years
Founding year: the first Beemer Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Beemer 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 Beemer Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 853 in 1980; 611 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Beemer Township’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Beemer Township’s history is told.

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People over time

Beemer Township, census by census

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Peaked at 853 in 1980; 611 people lived here in 2020.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

The story

How Beemer Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Beemer Township.

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The first settlers of European descent arrived in the Beemer area by prairie schooner in 1864, seeking land under the Homestead Act. The new inhabitants built dugouts, sod houses, and, eventually, log cabins. The earliest settlers in Beemer Township included M. Brayrerton, George Graham, Joseph S. Emley, Robert Fehlmann, Dr. H.H. Howe, Howard Howe, James and Michael McNamara, Judge Newburn, the Rabe family, W.S. Schneald, William Sharp and two sons Martin and Silas, Casper Schifferns, David Simons, Wm. A. Smith, J.E. Spencer, Benjamin Ewing, John Wagaoner, Henry White, James Wilson, and William Witte.

ChaptersEarly settlementForming a villageBeemer's first century, 1886 - 1986

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Beemer Township, decade by decade

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Beemer, Nebraska fire station2010Beemer, Nebraska fire stationBeemer, Nebraska elevator2010Beemer, Nebraska elevatorBeemer, Nebraska city offices2010Beemer, Nebraska city officesBeemer, Nebraska W side Main Street2010Beemer, Nebraska W side Main StreetBeemer, Nebraska US275 22010Beemer, Nebraska US275 2Beemer, Nebraska US275 12010Beemer, Nebraska US275 1Beemer, Nebraska Peet's Feed2010Beemer, Nebraska Peet's FeedBeemer, Nebraska Main Street 32010Beemer, Nebraska Main Street 3Beemer, Nebraska Main Street 22010Beemer, Nebraska Main Street 2Beemer, Nebraska Main Street 12010Beemer, Nebraska Main Street 1Beemer, Nebraska Iglesia Apostolica from NE2010Beemer, Nebraska Iglesia Apostolica from NEBeemer, Nebraska Hometown Grocery from SE2010Beemer, Nebraska Hometown Grocery from SEBeemer, Nebraska E side Main Street2010Beemer, Nebraska E side Main StreetBeemer, Nebraska 3rd Street bridge 22010Beemer, Nebraska 3rd Street bridge 2Beemer, Nebraska 3rd Street bridge 12010Beemer, Nebraska 3rd Street bridge 1Beemer, Nebraska Cemetery Entrance2008Beemer, Nebraska Cemetery EntranceNEMap-doton-Beemer2005NEMap-doton-Beemer
On the map

Beemer Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

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

Beemer Township on the 1966 USGS mapBeemer Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Beemer 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 Beemer Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 19schoolSchool Number 7school
1cemetery inside Beemer Township
Wisner

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.

WisnerIts storyC+Elkhorn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWisner TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Beemer Township’s history

What year was Beemer Township founded?

The Beemer Township post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (17), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.