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History · Chapman Township

35% of Chapman Township’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 2 buildings.

2on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Chapman 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 Chapman Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Chapman Township, in brief

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

Chapman Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 616 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 514. The Village of Weston lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 604 to 515 (-15%).

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

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On the National Register

2 historic places in Chapman Township

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
Saunders County Courthouse
Saunders County Courthouse
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Renaissance1
Second Renaissance Revival1
Saunders County CourthouseRenaissance

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Chapman Township

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

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George Wells BeadleAmerican geneticist · b. 1903
Darryl F. ZanuckAmerican film producer · b. 1902
Howard HansonAmerican composer, conductor, educator and musi… · b. 1896
Sam CrawfordAmerican Hall of Fame baseball player and coach · b. 1880
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Jerome HanusAmerican Benedictine monk and archbishop · b. 1940
Bob CervAmerican baseball player · b. 1925
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Chapman Township
BethelCzechWeston

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.

Stocking Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMariposa TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Chapman Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Chapman Township?

2 listings: 1 historic district, the Saunders County Courthouse, with 2 contributing buildings. 3 historic buildings in all.

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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) 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.