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History · Elm

Elm’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Elm. 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

Elm Township is one of twenty-four townships in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 140 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 140.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 146 to 167 (+14%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elm 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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Elm, 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 Elm is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elm has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bridge in Sicily, 3.6 miles away.

Elm and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Elm. Tap a dot.
BridgePeople's State BankColman HouseDiller, Anna C., Opera HouseFirst Commercial BankBig Indian Creek Bridge

Closest to Elm

BridgeSicily · Structure3.6miPeople's State BankDiller · Building4.9miColman HouseDiller · Built 19085miDiller, Anna C., Opera HouseDiller · Built 19125miFirst Commercial BankOdell · Building6.7mi

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. Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Elm?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Elm’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
📜 Lincoln📜 Diller📜 Sicily📜 Odell
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