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History · Lincoln Township

59% of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 24 old photos and papers and maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
59%homes built before 1940
24old photos & papers
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From Lincoln Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Lincoln Township’s past

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

A town in old photos24 old photos, postcards and papers, 1917–1940.Old housesHalf of Lincoln Township’s homes were built before 1938.
★ What stands out · By decade

Lincoln Township, decade by decade

3 decades in the archive, from the 1910s to the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s–1930s22 items
Food Admin., [Lincoln, Nebraska]1917Food Admin., [Lincoln, Nebraska]Oil tanks. Lincoln, Nebraska1936Oil tanks. Lincoln, NebraskaOil tanks. Lincoln, Nebraska1936Oil tanks. Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska1938Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska1938Lincoln, NebraskaCoal1938CoalOil1938OilOil1938OilPoliceman1938PolicemanPoliceman1938PolicemanSunday morning1938Sunday morningIce cream1938Ice creamOil tanks1938Oil tanksSaturday afternoon1938Saturday afternoonGlorified hamburgers1938Glorified hamburgersSaturday afternoon1938Saturday afternoonSaturday afternoon1938Saturday afternoonGravel pit1938Gravel pitCatholic church1938Catholic churchSaturday afternoon1938Saturday afternoonCivic spirit sign1938Civic spirit signLincoln, Nebraska1939Lincoln, Nebraska
1940s2 items
Lincoln, Nebraska1940Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln, Nebraska1940Lincoln, Nebraska
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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The story so far

Lincoln Township, in brief

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

Lincoln Township is one of sixteen townships in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 198 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 199.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 199 to 212 (+7%).

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

Timeline

Lincoln Township, 1917 to 1966

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

  1. 20th century
  2. 1917In the archiveFood Admin., [Lincoln, Nebraska]
  3. 1936In the archiveOil tanks. Lincoln, Nebraska
  4. 1940In the archiveLincoln, Nebraska
  5. 1966On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
On the map

Lincoln Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

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

Lincoln Township on the 1966 USGS mapLincoln Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Aloys 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 Lincoln Township.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Food Admin., [Lincoln, Nebraska]
Retake this viewFood Admin., [Lincoln, Nebraska], 1917

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Lincoln Township’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Lincoln Township

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

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Tim WalzAmerican politician · b. 1964
George DernAmerican politician · b. 1872
Martin E. MartyAmerican historian of religion, educator, autho… · b. 1928
Mel HarderAmerican baseball player and coach · b. 1909
Richard C. HunterAmerican politician · b. 1884
Audrey Stevens NiyogiAmerican biochemist · b. 1932
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
School Number 51school
1cemetery inside Lincoln Township
Saint John's Nepomucene Catholic

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Finish Lincoln Township’s story

Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
3 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewFood Admin., [Lincoln, Nebraska]: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Bismark TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonterey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElkhorn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lincoln Township’s history

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Sources

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 the Library of Congress (24), 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.