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History · Platte Township

45% of Platte Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Butler County District No. 10 School. Below: maps from 1899 on.

1on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Platte 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 Platte 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 Platte Township change.Old housesHalf of Platte Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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On the map

Platte Township on the map, 1899 to 1982

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

Platte Township on the 1899 USGS mapPlatte Township on the 1968 USGS mapPlatte 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 Platte Township.

The story so far

Platte Township, in brief

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

Platte Township is one of seventeen townships in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 162 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 164. The Village of Linwood lies within the Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 173 to 181 (+5%).

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 Platte Township

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

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first listed
2011
Butler County District No. 10 School
Butler County District No. 10 School
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

One-room Schoolhouse1
Butler County District No. 10 SchoolOne-room Schoolhouse

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.

Linwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBone Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBohemia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Platte Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Platte Township?

One place: the Butler County District No. 10 School (listed 2011).

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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), 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.