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History · Elkhorn Township

61% of Elkhorn Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
61%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Elkhorn Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Elkhorn Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Elkhorn Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Elkhorn Township, in brief

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

Elkhorn Township is one of sixteen townships in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 242.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 253 to 268 (+6%).

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

Timeline

Elkhorn Township, 1899 to 1966

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1899Post officeThe Cuming post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1902Post officeThe Cuming post office closes
  5. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Elkhorn Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

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

Elkhorn Township on the 1966 USGS mapElkhorn Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Monterey 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 Elkhorn Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Bismarck
Gone or out of use
Immanuel Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Elkhorn Township
Immanuel LutheranRock Creek

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.

Beemer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonterey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. Charles TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBismark TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSherman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLincoln 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, 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.