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History · Frankfort Township

Frankfort Township’s post office opened in 1859, and 53% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

1859first post office
0on the National Register
53%homes built before 1940
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How Frankfort Township began

When was Frankfort Township founded?

1859

The Frankfort Township post office opened in 1859, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Frankfort (1859), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 93167 years
Founding year: the first Frankfort Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Frankfort 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 Frankfort Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Frankfort Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Frankfort Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Frankfort Township, in brief

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

Frankfort Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 89 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 90.

Its first post office opened in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 77 to 93 (+21%).

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

Timeline

Frankfort Township, 1859 to 1968

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859Post officeThe Frankfort post office opens
  3. 1881Post officeThe Frankfort post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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On the map

Frankfort Township on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Frankfort Township on the 1968 USGS mapFrankfort Township on the 1985 USGS map1968Tabor SE 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 Frankfort Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Frankfort Township

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

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Charles D. GemarAmerican astronaut · b. 1955
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Justin BrueningAmerican actor and former fashion model · b. 1979
Adam VinatieriAmerican football player · b. 1972
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Crissy Ahmann-LeightonAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world … · b. 1970
Chan GurneyAmerican politician · b. 1896
James Paul JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1930
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Frankfort Township
Beaver CreekFrankfort

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.

North Frankfort TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerrick TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Frankfort Township’s history

What year was Frankfort Township founded?

The Frankfort Township post office opened in 1859, 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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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.