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History · Newman Grove

Newman Grove’s post office opened in 1874, and 58% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper from 1930 on.

1874first post office
0on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Quick answers

How Newman Grove began, and where its name came from

When was Newman Grove founded?

1874

The Newman Grove post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 667152 years

How did Newman Grove get its name?

Newman Grove was named for a grove of trees nearby planted by Newman Warren.

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

What stands out about Newman Grove’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Newman Grove’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Newman Grove’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewSophia Strand at Clarence Strand's Grav…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Newman Grove came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Newman Grove.

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Newman Grove was platted in 1887 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for a grove of trees nearby planted by Newman Warren.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Newman Grove, 1874 to 1930

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Newman Grove post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1906Born hereBonnie C. Templeton is born here
  5. 1930In the archiveSophia Strand at Clarence Strand's Gravesite, 1930
By decade

Newman Grove, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1930s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1930s1 item
Sophia Strand at Clarence Strand's Gravesite, 19301930Sophia Strand at Clarence Strand's Gravesite, 1930
1940s–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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Today4 recent
Newman Grove, Nebraska city hall 22012Newman Grove, Nebraska city hall 2Newman Grove, Nebraska city hall 12012Newman Grove, Nebraska city hall 1Newman Grove, Nebraska downtown2010Newman Grove, Nebraska downtownNEMap-doton-Newman Grove2005NEMap-doton-Newman Grove
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.

Sophia Strand at Clarence Strand's Gravesite, 1930
Retake this viewSophia Strand at Clarence Strand's Gravesite, 1930, 1930

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Places that used to be

Places now gone

Newman Grove’s post office has been open since 1874.

Gone or out of use
Newman Grovelocale

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.

Walker TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Newman Grove’s history

What year was Newman Grove founded?

The Newman Grove post office opened in 1874, 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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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 Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.