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History · Verdigre Township

Verdigre Township dates to 1887, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1890.

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How Verdigre Township began

When was Verdigre Township founded?

1887

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

First census: 207 in 18902020 census: 624139 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1874.The full story ↓

What stands out about Verdigre 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 Verdigre Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Verdigre Township’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Verdigre Township’s history is told.

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The story

How Verdigre Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Verdigre Township.

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Verdigre was platted in 1887 shortly before the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It took its name from nearby Verdigre Creek.

Verdigre was the site of a fatal injury during a professional wrestling tag team match on June 13, 1971, when Alberto Torres was hurt while competing against Ox Baker. Torres died of a ruptured appendix four days after being hurt.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Verdigre Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Verdigre Township on the map in 1954

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Verdigre Township.

Verdigre Township on the 1954 USGS map1954Verdigre 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 Verdigre Township.

On the National Register

2 historic places in Verdigre Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Verdigre Township, census by census

01002003004005006001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 618

Between 200 and 618 people in every census since 1890.

14 censuses, 1890–2020.

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

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Herberts Farm Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Verdigre Township
RiversideSaint Wenceslaus

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.

Jefferson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSparta Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMiller Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townValley Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Verdigre Township’s history

What year was Verdigre Township founded?

In 1887, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Verdigre Township’s post office opened in 1874, and the census of 1890 counted 207 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 (8), Wikidata (2), Wikipedia, 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.