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History · Miller

Miller’s post office opened in 1890, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on and the census since 1900.

1890first post office
0on the National Register
29%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Miller began, and where its name came from

When was Miller founded?

1890

The Miller post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Armada (1875), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 194 in 19002020 census: 129136 years

How did Miller get its name?

Miller was named for Dr. George L. Miller, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the area.

Founding year: the first Miller post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Miller’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 Miller are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Miller change.Boom and bustPeaked at 330 in 1910; 129 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Miller’s history is told.

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On the map

Miller on the map, 1896 to 1985

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

Miller on the 1896 USGS mapMiller on the 1962 USGS mapMiller on the 1985 USGS map1896Kearney 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 Miller.

People over time

Miller, census by census

01002003001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 330

Peaked at 330 in 1910; 129 people lived here in 2020.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Miller’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Miller came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Miller.

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Miller was laid out in its present site in 1890 when the railroad built through that territory. It was named for Dr. George L. Miller, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the area. Miller was incorporated as a village in 1890.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Miller, 1875 to 1910

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1875Post officeThe Armada post office opens
  3. 1890Post officeThe Armada post office closes
  4. 1890Post officeThe Miller post office opens
  5. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1910CensusPopulation peaks at 330
By decade

Miller, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Miller, Nebraska downtown from SW2010Miller, Nebraska downtown from SWNEMap-doton-Miller2005NEMap-doton-Miller
Famous people

Famous people close to Miller

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

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Andy PessoaAmerican actor · b. 1995
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Stephen R. LawheadUK-based American writer · b. 1950
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Mick TingelhoffPlayer of American football · b. 1940
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Bob DeFruiterAmerican football player · b. 1918
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John PesekAmerican professional wrestler and dog breeder · b. 1894
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Win NoyesAmerican baseball player · b. 1889
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

Miller’s post office has been open since 1890. Another post office, Armada, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Armada
1875–1890
Miller
1890–today
18701950today
Gone or out of use
MillerlocaleMiller Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Miller’s history

What year was Miller founded?

The Miller post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.