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From Wikipedia’s history of Shubert.
Shubert was platted in 1883. The village was named for Henry W. Shubert, a pioneer settler.
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Shubert dates to 1883, and 58% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1915 on and the census since 1900.
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How Shubert began
When was Shubert founded?
1883
Shubert dates its founding to 1883 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1900.
First census: 303 in 19002020 census: 163143 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1884.The full story ↓
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Shubert, census by census
Peaked at 404 in 1940; 163 people lived here in 2020.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Shubert’s Wikipedia page.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Shubert in 1917
Passages that mention Shubert, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Richardson County, Nebraska1917 · page 757Read the page →
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Among the early pioneers of the northern part of Richardson county few, if an)-, are held in better rememlirance dian is the late Henry W. Shuliert, wh.o was one of the first settlers in that part of this county and on whose Land the town of Shubert w;is laid out when the railroad was surveyed through that section. He not only was one of the first settlers in northern Richardson county, Init he became one of the substantial farmers and stockmen thereabout and an extensive landowner, owning lands in thi^ county and in the neighboring county of Nemaha. He was the pioneer orchardist of Rich-
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History of Richardson County, Nebraska1917 · page 759Read the page →
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spent the remainder of his life, one of the active and influential pioneers of the northern part of Richardson count}-. When the Burlington railroad was sur\ eyed through this county a station was located on Mr. Shubert's land and was given his name, which it still bears, the thriving village of Shubert having grown up there. As he prospered in his farming and stock-raising operations Mr. Shubert added to his holdings until he became the owner of seven hundred acres of hue land and was accounted one of the most substantial resitlents of that part of the county. He l>rought his father and mother out
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Timeline
Shubert, 1883 to 1940
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1883FoundingShubert is established
- 1884Post officeThe Shubert post office opens
- 20th century
- 1915
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey - 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 404
By decade
Shubert, decade by decade
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Shubert on the map, 1915 to 1966
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Shubert. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Falls City sheet · 1:62,500U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Shubert.
Famous people
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Places that used to be
Places now gone
Shubert’s post office has been open since 1884.
Gone or out of use
Shubertlocale
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Shubert’s history
What year was Shubert founded?
In 1883, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Shubert’s post office opened in 1884, and the census of 1900 counted 303 people here.
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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.