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History · Olive Township

42% of Olive Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Chauncey S. Taylor House. Its Register listing is the Chauncey S. Taylor House. Below: maps from 1899 on.

1on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Olive 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 Olive 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 1985. Watch Olive Township change.Old housesHalf of Olive Township’s homes were built before 1949.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Olive Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Olive Township on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Olive Township on the 1899 USGS mapOlive Township on the 1968 USGS mapOlive Township on the 1985 USGS map1899David City 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 Olive Township.

The story so far

Olive Township, in brief

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

Olive Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 214 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 216.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 237 to 205 (-14%).

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

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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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On the National Register

1 historic place in Olive Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1982
Chauncey S. Taylor House
Chauncey S. Taylor House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Victorian1
Queen Anne1
French Second Empire1
Chauncey S. Taylor HouseVictorian

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

David City2 historic placesB+Savannah TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSummit TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUnion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Olive Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Olive Township?

One place: the Chauncey S. Taylor House (listed 1982).

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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 the National Register of Historic Places (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.