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History · Agency Township

30% of Agency Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Agency Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Agency Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1983. Watch Agency Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Agency Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Agency Township on the map, 1889 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Agency Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Agency Township on the 1889 USGS mapAgency Township on the 1894 USGS mapAgency Township on the 1965 USGS mapAgency Township on the 1983 USGS map1889Burlingame sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Agency Township.

The story so far

Agency Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Agency Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Agency Township is a township in Osage County, Kansas, United States.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 558 to 425 (-24%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Agency Township

Nobody well known was born in Agency Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jack ColvinAmerican actor · b. 1934
Olive Ann BeechAmerican businesswoman · b. 1904
Barry McDanielAmerican baritone · b. 1930
C. D. BatchelorAmerican editorial cartoonist · b. 1888
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James Kenneth LoganUnited States federal judge · b. 1929
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Lou McEvoyAmerican baseball player · b. 1902
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townValley Brook Township2 historic placesAGreenwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMelvern Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPomona TownshipIts storyC+Junction TownshipIts storyC−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.