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History · Perry Township

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

Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
24%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Perry 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 Perry Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Perry Township’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Perry Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Perry Township, in brief

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

Perry Township is one of eleven townships in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 235 at the 2020 census. A portion of the Village of Emerson lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 229 to 238 (+4%).

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

Perry Township on the map, 1966 to 1986

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

Perry Township on the 1966 USGS mapPerry Township on the 1986 USGS map1966Thurston 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 Perry Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Perry Township

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

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Emily KinneyAmerican actress and singer-songwriter · b. 1985
Angel De CoraHo-chunk painter and illustrator who taught art… · b. 1871
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Lisa RohdeAmerican rower · b. 1955
Alvin Saunders JohnsonUnited States economist · b. 1874
Kirk BovillAmerican actor · b. 1961
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Daniel E. SheehanAmerican archbishop · b. 1917
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Flournoy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMerry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEmerson Township1 historic placenot 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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.