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History · Midland Township

58% of Midland Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Midland Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Midland 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 1985. Watch Midland Township change.Old housesHalf of Midland Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Midland Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Midland Township on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Midland Township on the 1899 USGS mapMidland Township on the 1962 USGS mapMidland Township on the 1985 USGS map1899St Paul 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 Midland Township.

The story so far

Midland Township, in brief

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

Midland Township is one of eleven townships in Merrick County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 193 at the 2020 census, but a 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 193.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 211 to 196 (-7%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Midland Township

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

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Evan WilliamsAmerican technology entrepreneur · b. 1972
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J. P. GuilfordAmerican psychologist · b. 1897
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Wright MorrisAmerican photographer and novelist · b. 1910
Jon Lynn ChristensenAmerican politician · b. 1963
Scott UsherAmerican swimmer · b. 1983
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Marguerite RobertsScreenwriter · b. 1905
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
ArcherHord
Gone or out of use
Archer Post Officepost office

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.

Loup TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMead 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.