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History · Oak Creek Township

21% of Oak Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oak Creek Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Oak Creek Township on the map, 1899 to 1982

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

Oak Creek Township on the 1899 USGS mapOak Creek Township on the 1969 USGS mapOak Creek 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 Oak Creek Township.

The story so far

Oak Creek Township, in brief

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

Oak Creek Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 932 at the 2020 census, 40.8% of whom were of Czech ancestry, the second highest percentage of Czech-Americans in the United States. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 943. The Village of Valparaiso lies within the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 940 to 916 (-3%).

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

By decade

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 Oak Creek Township

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

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George Wells BeadleAmerican geneticist · b. 1903
Darryl F. ZanuckAmerican film producer · b. 1902
Howard HansonAmerican composer, conductor, educator and musi… · b. 1896
Sam CrawfordAmerican Hall of Fame baseball player and coach · b. 1880
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Alfredo Ernest NovakCatholic bishop · b. 1930
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Jerome HanusAmerican Benedictine monk and archbishop · b. 1940
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Benes Service Airportairport
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Oak Creek Township
JensenSaint MarysValparaiso

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.

Richardson Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewman 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 USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.