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History · Clatonia Township

Clatonia Township’s post office opened in 1874, and 39% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1957 on and the census since 1910.

1874first post office
0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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How Clatonia Township began

When was Clatonia Township founded?

1874

The Clatonia Township post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 233 in 19102020 census: 490152 years
Founding year: the first Clatonia Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Clatonia 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 Clatonia Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Clatonia Township’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Clatonia Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Clatonia Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Clatonia Township.

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Clatonia was platted in as a town 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point, although a German settlement had existed at the site since about 1869. Clatonia took its name from Clatonia Creek. The name appears ultimately to be derived from Henry Clay. Clatonia was incorporated as a village in 1893.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Clatonia Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Clatonia, Nebraska from E2010Clatonia, Nebraska from ENEMap-doton-Clatonia2005NEMap-doton-Clatonia
On the map

Clatonia Township on the map, 1957 to 1980

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

Clatonia Township on the 1957 USGS mapClatonia Township on the 1980 USGS map1957Clatonia 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 Clatonia Township.

People over time

Clatonia Township, census by census

0100200300192019401960198020002020Peak: 296

Between 192 and 296 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Grant Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Clatonia Township’s history

What year was Clatonia Township founded?

The Clatonia Township post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (2), 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.