The Pohocco Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Pohocco (1869) and Plattville (1870), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 1,192157 years
How historic is Pohocco Township?
C−
More historic than 24% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Pohocco Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Pohocco Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Pohocco Township is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Pohocco Township’s overall grade.
Nebraska towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Nebraska town has 16.3 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Pohocco Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (11% of Nebraska towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.5 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Pohocco Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pohocco Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1899Wahoo 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 Pohocco Township.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Pohocco
1869–1873
Plattville
1870–1879
18601940today
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Pohocco Township
Little FlowerPlattevillePohocco
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Pohocco Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pohocco Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Pohocco Township is one of twenty-four townships in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 1,238. The township was named after Pahuk, a high bluff on the south bank of the Platte River. The bluff does not actually lie within the township.
Its first post office opened in 1869. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,185 in 2010, 1,192 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Pohocco Township, 1869 to 1899
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Pohocco Township post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Pohocco Township rank for history?
Pohocco Township is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Pohocco Township?
9% of Pohocco Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.5 points), against a typical 18% for a Nebraska town; the median home was built in 1990.
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).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
