Crounse was once a small village named for Lorenzo Crounse, Nebraska Supreme Court justice from 1867 to 1873, congressman from 1873 to 1877, and governor from 1893 to 1895. The village had a school from 1870 to 1962, a post office from 1873 to 1901, a church, a general store, and a creamery. Crounse School was the hub of the community. Classes met in homes until a schoolhouse was built on this site in 1873. Activities included picnics, bazaars, 4-H, and ball games. After the school closed in 1962, memories were all that remained of the community.