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History · King Lake

20% of King Lake’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about King Lake’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 King Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of King Lake’s homes were built before 1953.
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The story so far

King Lake, in brief

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

King Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, King Lake had a population of 114. The area is 1.02 square miles (2.6 km2). The land area is 0.99 square miles (2.6 km2). The water area is 0.03 square miles (0.078 km2).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 280 to 114 (-59%).

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

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

King Lake on the map, 1968 to 1983

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

King Lake on the 1968 USGS mapKing Lake on the 1983 USGS map1968Valley 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 King Lake.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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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.