The story
Read it all →How Neshkoro came to be
From Wikipedia’s history of Neshkoro.
Neshkoro was founded in 1848. The village was named after two pioneer settlers, Nash and Kora.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
–Not graded
History · Neshkoro
13% of Neshkoro’s homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1910.
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
What stands out about Neshkoro’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out
Start Neshkoro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Neshkoro’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.On the map
Neshkoro on the map, 1918 to 1984
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Neshkoro. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1918Neshkoro 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 Neshkoro.
By decade
Neshkoro, decade by decade
2014
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008People over time
Neshkoro, census by census
Between 301 and 453 people in every census since 1910.
12 censuses, 1910–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Neshkoro’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
See all →Famous people close to Neshkoro
Nobody well known was born in Neshkoro itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Places now gone
Gone or out of use
School Number 2schoolSchool Number 4school
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.
Crystal Lake1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSt. MarieIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMarionIts storyCSenecaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMecanIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Questions about Neshkoro’s history
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Start a conversation
Sources
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 (6), 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.