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History · Prairie Creek Township

28% of Prairie Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Prairie Creek Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Prairie Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Prairie Creek Township change.Old housesHalf of Prairie Creek Township’s homes were built before 1960.
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On the map

Prairie Creek Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

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

Prairie Creek Township on the 1896 USGS mapPrairie Creek Township on the 1958 USGS mapPrairie Creek Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Stromsburg 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 Prairie Creek Township.

The story so far

Prairie Creek Township, in brief

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

Prairie Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Nance County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 117.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 153 to 127 (-17%).

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Prairie Creek Township

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

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Evan WilliamsAmerican technology entrepreneur · b. 1972
John ArcherAmerican actor · b. 1915
Norma PaulusAmerican politician · b. 1933
Stanley K. HathawayAmerican politician · b. 1924
Alfred GruentherUnited States Army general · b. 1899
Scott UsherAmerican swimmer · b. 1983
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Krakow
Gone or out of use
Midway SchoolschoolSandy Road SchoolschoolSunny Hollow Schoolschool

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.

Genoa Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSilver Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast Newman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClarksville Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOconee TownshipIts storynot 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 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.