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History · Ash Creek Township

Half of Ash Creek Township’s homes were built after 1990

Most of Ash Creek Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990. Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Ash Creek Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Ash Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18944 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1985. Watch Ash Creek Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ash Creek Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Ash Creek Township on the map, 1894 to 1985

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

Ash Creek Township on the 1894 USGS mapAsh Creek Township on the 1957 USGS mapAsh Creek Township on the 1979 USGS mapAsh Creek Township on the 1985 USGS map1894Ellsworth 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 Ash Creek Township.

The story so far

Ash Creek Township, in brief

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

Ash Creek Township is a township in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 47.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 55 to 47 (-15%).

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

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Midway
Gone or out of use
Andrews Oil Fieldoilfield

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Empire TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEllsworth Township3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townThomas TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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.