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History · Paddock Township

44% of Paddock Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the Big Indian Creek Bridge. Below: maps from 1970 on.

2on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Paddock 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 Paddock Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Paddock Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The story so far

Paddock Township, in brief

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

Paddock Township is one of twenty-four townships in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 331 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 330. A portion of the Village of Odell lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 385 to 303 (-21%).

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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On the map

Paddock Township on the map, 1970 to 1986

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

Paddock Township on the 1970 USGS mapPaddock Township on the 1986 USGS map1970Odell 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 Paddock Township.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Paddock Township

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

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1992
Big Indian Creek Bridge
Big Indian Creek Bridge
Structures

Architectural styles listings

Rigid-connected Warren pony truss1
All 1 listings
Big Indian Creek BridgeStructure · listed 1992

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

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Krider
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Paddock Township
Czech NationalOdellSaint Josephs

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.

Sicily Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarneston TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlenwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Paddock Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Paddock Township?

2 listings: 1 structure.

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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), 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.