Newman Grove, Nebraska

Madison County Platte County

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Newman Grove is a town in Madison County and Platte County of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Demography

According to United States Census 2000, the town has 797 inhabitants, of whom 377 men and 420 women.

Location

Newman Grove is located in the southwest of Madison County and extends into almost down to the Platte County. The Nebraska Highway 45 runs through the town and ends about 4 km south of the place where it flows into the Nebraska Highway 91.

History

Already in the 60s of the 19th century, the first white settlers arrived in the region of the "Shell Creek Valley ". The namesake of the place " Newman Grove " was a man named Newman Lewis, who planted at the site of today's park in the village of a small poplar grove. After his early death, his father made to ensure that the post office, which had been founded in 1874 and later the place " Newman Grove " (Eng. about: Newman Grove ) was called. The arrival of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad in 1887 assured the continued growth of the place. The February 9, 1888 is considered the official founding date of Newman Grove. "The New Era" was the first and only daily newspaper, which emerged in the 1890s. 1920, the village had reached 1,260 people with the highest population. After the Second World War, however, the number decreased due to the closure of a dairy and a tire factory, which had the effect of higher unemployment.