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Conley’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Conley Township is one of thirty-seven townships in Holt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 58 at the 2020 census. A 2023 estimate placed the township's population at 58.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 64 to 69 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1970.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Conley 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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Famous people close to Conley

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HOHarry OwensO'Neill · 23 miLMLarry MartinBartlett · 22 miJames A. DonohoeJames A. DonohoeO'Neill · 23 miDKDebra KolsteO'Neill · 23 miFrancis C. WhelanFrancis C. WhelanO'Neill · 23 miFrank LeahyFrank LeahyO'Neill · 23 mi
By decade

Conley, 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 Conley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Conley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is A. T. Ranch Headquarters in Bartlett, 20.1 miles away.

Conley and the nearest listed places

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A. T. Ranch HeadquartersWheeler County Courthouse, FormerOld Nebraska State Bank BuildingW.J. Biglin House (Additional Documentation)O'Neill Carnegie LibraryGolden Hotel

Closest to Conley

A. T. Ranch HeadquartersBartlett · District20.1miWheeler County Courthouse, FormerBartlett · Built 191821.7miOld Nebraska State Bank BuildingO'Neill · Building22.7miW.J. Biglin House (Additional Documentation)O'Neill · Building22.7miO'Neill Carnegie LibraryO'Neill · Building22.8mi

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. A. T. Ranch Headquarters’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Conley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Conley’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.

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