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History · Eddyville

Eddyville’s post office opened in 1890, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 1900.

1890first post office
0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Eddyville began, and where its name came from

When was Eddyville founded?

1890

The Eddyville post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Congdon (1881), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 101 in 19002020 census: 88136 years

How did Eddyville get its name?

Eddyville was named after the city of Eddyville, Iowa.

Founding year: the first Eddyville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Eddyville’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 Eddyville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Eddyville’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 254 in 1910; 88 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Eddyville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eddyville’s history is told.

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The story

How Eddyville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Eddyville.

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Eddyville was platted ca. the late 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named after the city of Eddyville, Iowa. Eddyville became a shipping point on the Union Pacific Railroad.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

People over time

Eddyville, census by census

01002001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 254

Peaked at 254 in 1910; 88 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Timeline

Eddyville, 1881 to 1955

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1881Post officeThe Congdon post office opens
  3. 1890Post officeThe Congdon post office closes
  4. 1890Post officeThe Eddyville post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 254
  7. 1955On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Eddyville, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Eddyville, Nebraska from NW2011Eddyville, Nebraska from NWEddyville, Nebraska downtown 22011Eddyville, Nebraska downtown 2Eddyville, Nebraska downtown 12011Eddyville, Nebraska downtown 1NEMap-doton-Eddyville2005NEMap-doton-Eddyville
On the map

Eddyville on the map, 1955 to 1985

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

Eddyville on the 1955 USGS mapEddyville on the 1985 USGS map1955Broken Bow sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Eddyville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Eddyville

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

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Bill BarrettUnited States Navy sailor and politician · b. 1929
Earl CooperAmerican racecar driver · b. 1886
Ben KurokiUnited States Air Force airmen · b. 1917
Aage BrixAmerican soccer player · b. 1894
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Mick TingelhoffPlayer of American football · b. 1940
Alva R. FitchUnited States Army general · b. 1907
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Eddyville’s post office has been open since 1890. Another post office, Congdon, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Congdon
1881–1890
Eddyville
1890–today
18801950today
Gone or out of use
Eddyvillelocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Eddyville’s history

What year was Eddyville founded?

The Eddyville post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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 (4), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.