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History · Herrick Township

Herrick Township’s post office opened in 1877

Most of Herrick Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998. Below: maps from 1974 on.

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How Herrick Township began

When was Herrick Township founded?

1877

The Herrick Township post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Herrick (1877), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 86149 years
Founding year: the first Herrick Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Herrick Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Herrick Township, in brief

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

Herrick Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 90.

Its first post office opened in 1877. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 66 to 86 (+30%).

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

Timeline

Herrick Township, 1877 to 1974

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877Post officeThe Herrick post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905Post officeThe Herrick post office closes
  5. 1974On 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

Herrick Township on the map, 1974 to 1985

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

Herrick Township on the 1974 USGS mapHerrick Township on the 1985 USGS map1974Bon Homme Colony 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 Herrick Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Herrick Township

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

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Charles D. GemarAmerican astronaut · b. 1955
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
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Cleve AbbottAmerican sports coach, athletics administrator,… · b. 1892
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

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

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.

Frankfort TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAddison TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Frankfort TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHill Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Herrick Township’s history

What year was Herrick Township founded?

The Herrick Township post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.