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History · Sand Creek Township

The history of Sand Creek Township

Below: maps from 1954 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Sand Creek 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 Sand Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Sand Creek Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sand Creek Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Sunnyside
1879–1883
Celia
1882–1914
18701950today
1cemetery inside Sand Creek Township
Celia

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Sand Creek Township, in brief

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

Sand Creek Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 74 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 73.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 52 to 64 (+23%).

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

Timeline

Sand Creek Township, 1879 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Sunnyside post office opens
  3. 1882Post officeThe Celia post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Sunnyside post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1914Post officeThe Celia post office closes
  7. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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 map

Sand Creek Township on the map, 1954 to 1986

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

Sand Creek Township on the 1954 USGS mapSand Creek Township on the 1986 USGS map1954Atkinson NW 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 Sand Creek Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sand Creek Township

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

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Gorgeous GeorgeAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1915
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Donald O. CliftonAmerican doctor of educational sciences, profes… · b. 1924
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Bernie SchererAmerican football player · b. 1913
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Opal HillProfessional golfer · b. 1892
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Leo Clement Andrew ArkfeldCatholic priest · b. 1912
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John C. WhitehornAmerican psychiatric educator · b. 1894
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Atkinson Township1 historic placeBSaratoga TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDustin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStuart TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCleveland 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, 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.