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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Garfield Township is one of sixteen townships in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 190 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 188.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 231 to 202 (-13%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

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

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Garfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is West Point City Auditorium in West Point, 5.8 miles away.

Garfield and the nearest listed places

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West Point City AuditoriumOakland City AuditoriumFrank Uehling BarnNeihardt, John G., StudyRattlesnake Creek BridgeScribner Town Hall

Closest to Garfield

West Point City AuditoriumWest Point · Building5.8miOakland City AuditoriumOakland · Building7.3miFrank Uehling BarnLogan · Built 191810.2miNeihardt, John G., StudyBancroft · Built 189010.2miRattlesnake Creek BridgeBancroft · Structure12.4mi

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. West Point City Auditorium’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Oakland📜 West Point📜 Cuming📜 Neligh
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