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History · East Newman Township

35% of East Newman Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about East Newman Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of East Newman Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch East Newman Township change.Old housesHalf of East Newman Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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On the map

East Newman Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

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

East Newman Township on the 1896 USGS mapEast Newman Township on the 1958 USGS mapEast Newman Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Stromsburg 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 East Newman Township.

The story so far

East Newman Township, in brief

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

East Newman Township is one of twelve townships in Nance County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 84 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 85.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 101 to 86 (-15%).

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

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Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Elm Grove SchoolschoolHilltop SchoolschoolRed Top Schoolschool

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.

Council Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrairie Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClarksville Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Newman 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 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.