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Ryno’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Ryno Township is one of thirty-one townships in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 96 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 95.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 93 to 100 (+8%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Ryno 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 Ryno

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JFJay Wright ForresterAnselmo · 18 miEarl CooperEarl CooperBroken Bow · 9 miEarl J. AtkissonEarl J. AtkissonBroken Bow · 9 miJRJohn RhodesAnsley · 22 miRBRobert D. BookerCallaway · 7 miAGAmanda GrosserodeBroken Bow · 9 mi
By decade

Ryno, 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 Ryno is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ryno has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First Custer County Courthouse in Callaway, 7.5 miles away.

Ryno and the nearest listed places

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First Custer County CourthouseBenjamin and Mary Kellenbarger HouseBrenizer LibraryArrow HotelCuster County Courthouse and JailSecurity State Bank Building

Closest to Ryno

First Custer County CourthouseCallaway · District7.5miBenjamin and Mary Kellenbarger HouseMerna · Building8.6miBrenizer LibraryMerna · Built 19178.7miArrow HotelBroken Bow · Built 19289.3miCuster County Courthouse and JailBroken Bow · Building9.3mi

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. First Custer County Courthouse’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Ryno?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Ryno’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
📜 Custer📜 Callaway📜 Kilfoil📜 Merna
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