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History · Momence Township

Momence Township’s post office opened in 1878, and 39% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on.

1878first post office
0on the National Register
39%homes built before 1940
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How Momence Township began

When was Momence Township founded?

1878

The Momence Township post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Momence (1878), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 56148 years
Founding year: the first Momence Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Momence Township’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 Momence 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 Momence Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Momence Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Momence Township on the map, 1898 to 1985

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

Momence Township on the 1898 USGS mapMomence Township on the 1969 USGS mapMomence Township on the 1985 USGS map1898Hebron 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 Momence Township.

The story so far

Momence Township, in brief

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

Momence Township is one of fifteen townships in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 63 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1878. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 68 to 56 (-18%).

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

Timeline

Momence Township, 1878 to 1898

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1878Post officeThe Momence post office opens
  3. 1887Post officeThe Momence post office closes
  4. 1898On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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 Momence Township

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

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Robert B. WilsonAmerican economist and Nobel laureate · b. 1937
Kate BarnardAmerican sociologist · b. 1875
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John E. NelsonAttorney and member of the Nebraska Legislature · b. 1935
Roy HittAmerican baseball player · b. 1884
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Abby MillerAmerican actress
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C. Wellington WalkerAmerican architect · b. 1889
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

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

2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Momence Township
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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.

Stanton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSheridan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBennett TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Momence Township’s history

What year was Momence Township founded?

The Momence Township post office opened in 1878, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

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 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.