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History · Lewis Township

26% of Lewis Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on.

0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lewis Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lewis Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1985. Watch Lewis Township change.Old housesHalf of Lewis Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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On the map

Lewis Township on the map, 1898 to 1985

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

Lewis Township on the 1898 USGS mapLewis Township on the 1969 USGS mapLewis Township on the 1985 USGS map1898York sheet · 1:125,000

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

The story so far

Lewis Township, in brief

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

Lewis Township is one of sixteen townships in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 125 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 125.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 150 to 121 (-19%).

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

Timeline

Lewis Township, 1887 to 1954

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Verona post office opens
  3. 1898On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1954Post officeThe Verona post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lewis Township

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

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Samuel Roy McKelvieAmerican politician · b. 1881
Ida A. BengtsonAmerican bacteriologist · b. 1881
Paul RevereAmerican musician · b. 1938
Robert SpencerAmerican painter · b. 1879
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Abby MillerAmerican actress
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Cliff TitusAmerican politician in Missouri · b. 1890
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Verona
Gone or out of use
VeronalocaleVerona Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lewis Township
Clay CenterVerona BaptistVerona

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.

Eldorado TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLynn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClay Center2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSutton 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.