The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Neshkoro.
Neshkoro was founded in 1848. The village was named after two pioneer settlers, Nash and Kora.
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History · Neshkoro
Neshkoro dates to 1848, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 1910.
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Quick answers
How Neshkoro began
When was Neshkoro founded?
1848
Neshkoro dates its founding to 1848 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1910.
First census: 379 in 19102020 census: 412178 years
Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1850.The full story ↓
What stands out about Neshkoro’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 Neshkoro are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19183 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1984. Watch Neshkoro change.Old housesHalf of Neshkoro’s homes were built before 1952.Deep rootsEstablished in 1848: 178 years of Neshkoro.
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Start Neshkoro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Neshkoro’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos
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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.
Timeline
Neshkoro, 1848 to 1918
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
- 19th century
- 1848FoundingNeshkoro is established
- 1850Post officeThe Neshkoro post office opens
- 20th century
- 1918
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade
Neshkoro, decade by decade
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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
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Nobody well known was born in Neshkoro itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Bill ButlerAmerican football player born 1937 · b. 1937
Questions about Neshkoro’s history
What year was Neshkoro founded?
In 1848, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Neshkoro’s post office opened in 1850, and the census of 1910 counted 379 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 (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.