What drives Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township is more historic than 92% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s overall grade.
Nebraska towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Nebraska town has 16.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s 22.0 sits above most of its state (67% of Nebraska towns have fewer) while its 3 historic buildings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.0 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township is one of fifteen townships in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,285 at the 2020 census. The villages of Exeter and Fairmont lie within the township.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,339 to 1,283 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township on the map, 1969 to 1985
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1969Exeter 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 Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township.
On the National Register
2 historic places in Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township
Nobody well known was born in Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Questions about Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s history
How does Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township rank for history?
Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township is more historic than 92% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township?
41% of Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.0 points), against a typical 18% for a Nebraska town; the median home was built in 1956.
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).
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.
