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History · Elk Township

19% of Elk Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
19%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Elk 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 Elk Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1982. Watch Elk Township change.
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On the map

Elk Township on the map, 1899 to 1982

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

Elk Township on the 1899 USGS mapElk Township on the 1969 USGS mapElk Township on the 1982 USGS map1899Wahoo 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 Elk Township.

The story so far

Elk Township, in brief

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

Elk Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 293. A small portion of the Village of Prague lies within the Township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 289 in 2010, 293 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Elk Township, 1884 to 1904

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1884Post officeThe Plasi post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1904Post officeThe Plasi post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Elk Township

Nobody well known was born in Elk 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

Lost post offices

Another post office, Plasi, opened and closed inside today’s town.

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.

Chester TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMariposa TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSkull Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPragueIts 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 US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.