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History · Granville Township

38% of Granville Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1966 on.

1on the National Register
38%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Granville 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 Granville Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Granville Township’s homes were built before 1951.
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The story so far

Granville Township, in brief

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

Granville Township is one of eighteen townships in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 949 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 939. Most of the City of Humphrey and the entire Village of Cornlea lie within the Township.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 981 in 2010, 977 in 2020.

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

By decade

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On the map

Granville Township on the map, 1966 to 1985

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

Granville Township on the 1966 USGS mapGranville Township on the 1985 USGS map1966Cornlea 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 Granville Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Granville Township

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

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National Historic Landmarks
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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 Granville Township

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

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Lucas CruikshankAmerican actor · b. 1993
Jim PillenGovernor of Nebraska since 2023 · b. 1955
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Brad William HenkeAmerican actor and football player · b. 1966
Max MathewsAmerican pioneer in computer music · b. 1926
Alfred GruentherUnited States Army general · b. 1899
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Armitage TrailAmerican crime writer · b. 1902
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Granville Township
HumphreySacred HeartSaint Francis

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.

St. Bernard TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHumphrey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurrows Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHumphrey1 historic placenot 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 USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.