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History · North Frankfort Township

Half of North Frankfort Township’s homes were built after 1996

Most of North Frankfort Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Frankfort Township’s past

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The story so far

North Frankfort Township, in brief

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North Frankfort Township is one of thirty townships in Knox County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 167 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 167.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 172 to 162 (-6%).

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

Timeline

North Frankfort Township, 1883 to 1968

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1883Post officeThe Weigand post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1906Post officeThe Weigand post office closes
  5. 1968On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

North Frankfort Township on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

North Frankfort Township on the 1968 USGS mapNorth Frankfort Township on the 1985 USGS map1968Tabor SE sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Frankfort Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to North Frankfort Township

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

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Charles D. GemarAmerican astronaut · b. 1955
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Justin BrueningAmerican actor and former fashion model · b. 1979
Adam VinatieriAmerican football player · b. 1972
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Crissy Ahmann-LeightonAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world … · b. 1970
Chan GurneyAmerican politician · b. 1896
James Paul JohnsonAmerican politician · b. 1930
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

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

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.

Frankfort TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHerrick 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 and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.