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History · Bennett Township

42% of Bennett Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on.

0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bennett Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bennett Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1985. Watch Bennett Township change.Old housesHalf of Bennett Township’s homes were built before 1953.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bennett Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Bennett Township on the map, 1898 to 1985

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

Bennett Township on the 1898 USGS mapBennett Township on the 1969 USGS mapBennett Township on the 1985 USGS map1898York 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 Bennett Township.

The story so far

Bennett Township, in brief

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

Bennett Township is one of fifteen townships in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 66 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 90 to 68 (-24%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Bennett Township

Nobody well known was born in Bennett Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Robert B. WilsonAmerican economist and Nobel laureate · b. 1937
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Adeline Sarah AmesAmerican mycologist · b. 1879
Ida A. BengtsonAmerican bacteriologist · b. 1881
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Madeleine LeiningerAmerican nurse and nursing theorist · b. 1925
Kate BarnardAmerican sociologist · b. 1875
Paul RevereAmerican musician · b. 1938
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Grafton Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSutton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMomence TownshipIts storynot 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.