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History · Crofton

Crofton dates to 1892, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Argo Hotel and the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and School Complex.

1892founded
2on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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How Crofton began

When was Crofton founded?

1892

Crofton dates its founding to 1892 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1893.

2020 census: 756134 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1893.The full story ↓

What stands out about Crofton’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 Crofton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Crofton’s history is told.

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The story

How Crofton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Crofton.

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Crofton was platted in 1892. The city was named after Crofton Court, England, the former estate of a railroad promoter.

Gavins Point Dam was constructed from 1952 to 1957 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and impounds Lewis and Clark Lake on the Missouri River. The dam is located approximately 10 miles north of Crofton.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Crofton, 1892 to 1915

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892
    FoundingCrofton is established
  3. 1893Post officeThe Crofton post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1915Born hereLoren D. Everton is born here
By decade

Crofton, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Crofton, Nebraska Main Street 22010Crofton, Nebraska Main Street 2Crofton, Nebraska Main Street 12010Crofton, Nebraska Main Street 1Crofton, Nebraska 2nd Street 32010Crofton, Nebraska 2nd Street 3Crofton, Nebraska 2nd Street 22010Crofton, Nebraska 2nd Street 2Crofton, Nebraska 2nd Street 12010Crofton, Nebraska 2nd Street 1NEMap-doton-Crofton2005NEMap-doton-Crofton
On the National Register

2 historic places in Crofton

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
6
each building in a district counts
first listed
1999
Argo Hotel
Argo HotelSt. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and School Complex
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals1
Italian Renaissance Revival1
Romanesque Revival1
Byzantine Revival1
Ranch Style1
Argo HotelBuilding
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and School ComplexLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Crofton’s post office has been open since 1893.

Gone or out of use
Croftonlocale

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.

Eastern TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Crofton’s history

What year was Crofton founded?

In 1892, according to Wikidata. Crofton’s post office opened in 1893.

What is on the National Register in Crofton?

Two places: the Argo Hotel (listed 1999) and the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and School Complex (2011).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.