Dodge County, Nebraska
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 23 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Fremont, Scribner, North Bend.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP15 of 23 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
23 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Barnard Park Historic District | Fremont | 1990 |
| Bullock, Samuel, House | Fremont | 1985 |
| Dodge County Courthouse | Fremont | 1990 |
| Durkee, Charles T., House | Fremont | 2011 |
| Fremont Historic Commercial District | Fremont | 1995 |
| Fremont Municipal Auditorium | Fremont | 2002 |
| Fremont Municipal Power Plant and Pumping Station | Fremont | 2002 |
| Fremont Post Office, Old | Fremont | 1996 |
| Harder Hotel | Scribner | 1989 |
| Hooper Historic District | Hooper | 1980 |
| Knoell, Christopher, Farmstead | Fremont | 1983 |
| Love-Larson Opera House | Fremont | 1974 |
| McDonald, J. D., House | Fremont | 1980 |
| North Bend Carnegie Library | North Bend | 1981 |
| North Broad Street Residential Historic District | Fremont | 2015 |
| Nye House | Fremont | 1977 |
| Osterman and Tremaine Building | Fremont | 1978 |
| Scheider's Opera House | Snyder | 1988 |
| Schneider, R. B., House | Fremont | 1982 |
| Scribner Town Hall | Scribner | 2010 |
| St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church | North Bend | 2025 |
| Turner, George and Nancy, House | Fremont | 1996 |
| Uehling, Frank, Barn | Uehling | 1985 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBDodge was formed in 1854 (1854-11-23) from unknown / original county.
DODGE created by proclamation of the acting governor of Nebraska Territory from non-county area. Conflicting boundary descriptions of BURT and DODGE created overlap area.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusDodge County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 | 11,263 | 22,298 | 23,197 | 23,799 | 26,265 | 32,471 | 35,847 | 36,160 | 37,167 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS20 cemeteries and 1 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 20 of 20 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Calvary Cemetery |
| Hooper Cemetery |
| Immanuel Cemetery |
| Logan Cemetery |
| Manhattan Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Memorial Cemetery |
| Millar - Sloss Pioneer Cemetery |
| Ridge Cemetery |
| Saint Johns Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Leos Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Saint Patricks Cemetery |
| Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery |
| Scribner Municipal Cemetery |
| Swaburg Baptist Cemetery |
| Uehling Cemetery |
| Webster Cemetery |
| Woodland Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 1 of 1
| Name |
|---|
| Glencoe |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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