Crab Orchard Nebraska 68332

Crab Orchard was platted in 1883 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad extended service to the site, and it takes its name from a grove of crabapple trees that stood near the townsite. Like its Johnson County neighbors, its origin is tied directly to the 1880s railroad expansion across the region.

Crab Orchard is a village with ZIP code 68332 and is one of the smallest incorporated places in Nebraska — population 49 (2000), 38 (2010), and 47 (2020 Census), covering just 0.16 square miles. Its most notable claim to fame is as the birthplace of character actor Roy Barcroft (1902–1969), a prolific B-movie and serial villain; dancer and artist Paul Swan (1883–1972) also grew up there.