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History · Fullerton Township

Fullerton Township dates to 1878, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 24 buildings. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1900.

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How Fullerton Township began

When was Fullerton Township founded?

1878

Fullerton Township dates its founding to 1878 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.

First census: 1,464 in 19002020 census: 92148 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Fullerton 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 Fullerton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,707 in 1940; 1,244 people lived here in 2020.A historic districtThe Merrill, Moses, Baptist Camp takes in 24 historic buildings.Old housesHalf of Fullerton Township’s homes were built before 1943.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fullerton Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Fullerton Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,707

Peaked at 1,707 in 1940; 1,244 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

On the National Register

1 listing protects 24 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
24
each building in a district counts
first listed
2004
Merrill, Moses, Baptist Camp
Merrill, Moses, Baptist Camp
Districts
Merrill, Moses, Baptist CampDistrict

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story

How Fullerton Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Fullerton Township.

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A location by Fullerton called "Buffalo Leap" was thought to be used by aboriginals for driving buffalo to their deaths as a hunting method. It is also known as "Lover's Leap". Currently it is a part of the Broken Arrow Wilderness Camp located just north of Fullerton.

In 1856, the Fullerton area became part of a Pawnee reservation and was excluded from settlement under the 1862 Homestead Act. Randall Fuller bought large tracts of land when the reservation was auctioned in 1871 and donated some for public use. The town was platted in about 1878, and named after Fuller.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Fullerton Township, 1878 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878
    FoundingFullerton Township is established
  3. 20th century
  4. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 1,707
  5. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Fullerton Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Fullerton, Nebraska post office - USDA2012Fullerton, Nebraska post office - USDAFullerton, Nebraska downtown 22012Fullerton, Nebraska downtown 2Fullerton, Nebraska downtown 12012Fullerton, Nebraska downtown 1NEMap-doton-Fullerton2005NEMap-doton-Fullerton
On the map

Fullerton Township on the map in 1954

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Fullerton Township.

Fullerton Township on the 1954 USGS map1954Belgrade 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 Fullerton Township.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Cedar Valley SchoolschoolSchool Number 16schoolSchool Number 56school

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.

West Newman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLoup Ferry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCouncil Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fullerton Township’s history

What year was Fullerton Township founded?

In 1878, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1900 counted 1,464 people here.

What is on the National Register in Fullerton Township?

One place: the Merrill, Moses, Baptist Camp (listed 2004).

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 Wikimedia Commons (4), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.