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History · Nemaha

Nemaha’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Nemaha. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Nemaha is a city in Sac County, Iowa, United States. The population was 66 at the time of the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 85 to 66 (-22%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Nemaha yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nemaha’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Nemaha

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Andy WilliamsAndy WilliamsWall Lake · 17 miEric SwalwellEric SwalwellSac City · 8 miSteve KingSteve KingStorm Lake · 10 miJanet DaileyJanet DaileyStorm Lake · 10 miHerman GromanHerman GromanOdebolt · 16 miAdam WilliamsAdam WilliamsWall Lake · 17 mi
By decade

Nemaha, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Nemaha is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Nemaha has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Jesse J. and Mary F. Allee House in Newell, 6.5 miles away.

Nemaha and the nearest listed places

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Jesse J. and Mary F. Allee HouseSac City Chicago and North Western DepotGeorge and Lola Perkins HouseSeven OaksSac County CourthousePark Hotel

Closest to Nemaha

Jesse J. and Mary F. Allee HouseNewell · Building6.5miSac City Chicago and North Western DepotSac City · Building7.8miGeorge and Lola Perkins HouseSac City · Built 19128miSeven OaksSac City · Built 18938.1miSac County CourthouseSac City · Building8.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Jesse J. and Mary F. Allee House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Nemaha?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Nemaha’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Early📜 Newell📜 Sac City📜 Lakeside
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