About Hordville
Hordville is a village in Hamilton County, Nebraska. The 2020 census counted 131 residents, down from 144 in 2010 and 150 in 2000. The village covers about a quarter of a square mile.
History
Hordville was platted in 1906, when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was the last town established in Hamilton County. The name honours T. B. Hord, a landowner and cattle feeder from Central City who put up the Hord elevator. The village incorporated in 1916. A depot went up right away and was rebuilt after fire destroyed the first one. An evening motor car from Lincoln, known locally as the Spook Eye, made its last run on 27 January 1952.
Churches and school
Three congregations served the town. Fridhem Lutheran Church was organised in 1880 and put up its present building in 1908. The First Baptist Church was organised in 1878 and moved into Hordville in 1920. North Blue Methodist Church was established in 1907 and disbanded in 1955. The District 61 school, a one room building, was moved into town in 1912 and later replaced by a brick building that eventually taught twelve grades. The district consolidated in 1952.
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Hordville was the last town incorporated in Hamilton County, founded in 1906 when the Union Pacific Railroad authorized a branch line from Stromsburg to Central City. The village takes its name from T. B. Hord, a prominent cattle feeder and grain dealer from Central City who built the Hord Elevator. Hordville was incorporated as a village in 1916, and today is home to one of the oldest farmers' cooperatives in Nebraska.
The last town incorporated in Hamilton County (1906), named for cattle feeder and grain dealer T. B. Hord.