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History · Marietta Township

32% of Marietta Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Marietta Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Marietta Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1982. Watch Marietta Township change.Old housesHalf of Marietta Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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On the map

Marietta Township on the map, 1899 to 1982

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

Marietta Township on the 1899 USGS mapMarietta Township on the 1969 USGS mapMarietta Township on the 1982 USGS map1899Wahoo 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 Marietta Township.

The story so far

Marietta Township, in brief

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

Marietta Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 923 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 937. The Village of Mead lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 843 to 931 (+10%).

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

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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Pohocco TownshipIts storyC−Center TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storyCWahoo Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeshara 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 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.