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History · Hayes Township

20% of Hayes Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hayes 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 Hayes Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Hayes Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hayes Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Yucahill
1906–1917
Climax
1909–1927
19001960today
Gone or out of use
Climax Post Officepost officeClimax SchoolschoolGallington SchoolschoolHall SchoolschoolHoosier Valley SchoolschoolSand Valley SchoolschoolYucca Hill Post Officepost officeYucca Hill Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Hayes Township, in brief

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

Hayes Township is one of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 32 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 32.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 26 to 19 (-27%).

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

Timeline

Hayes Township, 1906 to 1948

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1906Post officeThe Yucahill post office opens
  3. 1909Post officeThe Climax post office opens
  4. 1917Post officeThe Yucahill post office closes
  5. 1927Post officeThe Climax post office closes
  6. 1948On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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

Hayes Township on the map, 1948 to 1986

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

Hayes Township on the 1948 USGS mapHayes Township on the 1950 USGS mapHayes Township on the 1986 USGS map1948Linscott sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hayes Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hayes Township

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

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Jay Wright ForresterAmerican operations researcher · b. 1918
Clarence Arlen BeamUnited States federal judge · b. 1930
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Milly BernardAmerican politician · b. 1920
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Robert D. BookerUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1920
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Emery BlagdonAmerican artist · b. 1907
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Leo J. PowersUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1909
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Victoria Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townArnold Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCliff 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.