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History · Burrows Township

43% of Burrows Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 5 buildings. Below: maps from 1966 on.

1on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Burrows 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 Burrows Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Burrows Township’s homes were built before 1943.
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The story so far

Burrows Township, in brief

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

Burrows Township is one of eighteen townships in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 261 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 257. The Village of Tarnov lies within the Township. Burrows Township was established in or before 1873.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 244 in 2010, 240 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Burrows Township, 1879 to 1966

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Saint Anthony post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Saint Anthony post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Burrows Township on the map, 1966 to 1985

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

Burrows Township on the 1966 USGS mapBurrows Township on the 1985 USGS map1966Tarnov 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 Burrows Township.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 5 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
5
each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
St. Michael's Catholic Church
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Gothic Revival1
All 1 listings
St. Michael's Catholic ChurchDistrict · listed 1990

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Burrows Township

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

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Lucas CruikshankAmerican actor · b. 1993
Jim PillenGovernor of Nebraska since 2023 · b. 1955
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Brad William HenkeAmerican actor and football player · b. 1966
Max MathewsAmerican pioneer in computer music · b. 1926
Alfred GruentherUnited States Army general · b. 1899
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Armitage TrailAmerican crime writer · b. 1902
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Saint Anthony, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Gone or out of use
Saint Anthony Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Burrows Township
BurrowsMoriahSaint Michaels

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.

Joliet Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLost Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGranville Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrand Prairie TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Burrows Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Burrows Township?

One place: the St. Michael's Catholic Church (listed 1990).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.