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Lone Tree’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lone Tree Township is one of sixteen townships in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 91.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 99 to 94 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lone Tree 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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Lone Tree, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lone Tree is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lone Tree has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fairfield Carnegie Library in Fairfield, 3.1 miles away.

Lone Tree and the nearest listed places

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Fairfield Carnegie LibraryClay Center Library and GymnasiumClay County CourthouseGlenville SchoolGlenvil Fire Hall and Town JailSaint Martin's Catholic Church

Closest to Lone Tree

Fairfield Carnegie LibraryFairfield · Prairie Vernacular · Built 19133.1miClay Center Library and GymnasiumClay Center · Building4.8miClay County CourthouseClay Center · Building4.8miGlenville SchoolGlenvil · Building7.3miGlenvil Fire Hall and Town JailGlenvil · Building7.3mi

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. Fairfield Carnegie Library’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
📜 Fairfield📜 Clay Center📜 Glenvil📜 Fairfield
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