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History · Newman Township

24% of Newman Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Newman Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Newman 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 Newman Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Newman Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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On the map

Newman Township on the map, 1899 to 1982

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

Newman Township on the 1899 USGS mapNewman Township on the 1969 USGS mapNewman 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 Newman Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Crowder
1874–1879
Touhy
1892–1956
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Touhy
Gone or out of use
Touhy Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Newman Township
National BohemianSaint Vitus

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

The story so far

Newman Township, in brief

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

Newman Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 261 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 268.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 268 to 294 (+10%).

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

Timeline

Newman Township, 1874 to 1956

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Crowder post office opens
  3. 1879Post officeThe Crowder post office closes
  4. 1892Post officeThe Touhy post office opens
  5. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1956Post officeThe Touhy post office closes
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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Oak Creek Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOak Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElk TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChapman Township2 historic placesnot 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.