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History · Stockham

Stockham dates to 1887, and 71% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1898 on and the census since 1890.

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How Stockham began

When was Stockham founded?

1887

Stockham dates its founding to 1887 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1890.

First census: 211 in 18902020 census: 32139 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.The full story ↓

What stands out about Stockham’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 Stockham are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1985. Watch Stockham change.Old housesHalf of Stockham’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stockham’s history is told.

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On the map

Stockham on the map, 1898 to 1985

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

Stockham on the 1898 USGS mapStockham on the 1969 USGS mapStockham on the 1985 USGS map1898York 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 Stockham.

The story

How Stockham came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Stockham.

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Stockham was platted in 1887 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point, but an "Old Stockham" had existed nearby since the 1870s, and the community moved in order to be on the new railroad. The town was named for Joseph Stockham, town trustee. Stockham was incorporated as a village in 1888.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Stockham, 1887 to 1908

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887
    FoundingStockham is established
  3. 1898On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1908Born hereEvelyn Waldren is born here
By decade

Stockham, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Stockham, Nebraska Main Street 22013Stockham, Nebraska Main Street 2Stockham, Nebraska Main Street 12013Stockham, Nebraska Main Street 1NEMap-doton-Stockham2005NEMap-doton-Stockham
People over time

Stockham, census by census

01002001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 239

Between 32 and 239 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Stockham’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
StockhamlocaleStockham City Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Stockham’s history

What year was Stockham founded?

In 1887, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1890 counted 211 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 (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.