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History · Beaver Township

36% of Beaver Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1890 on.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Beaver Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Beaver Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18904 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1985. Watch Beaver Township change.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Beaver Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Beaver Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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On the map

Beaver Township on the map, 1890 to 1985

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

Beaver Township on the 1890 USGS mapBeaver Township on the 1965 USGS mapBeaver Township on the 1979 USGS mapBeaver Township on the 1985 USGS map1890Wellington 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 Beaver Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Constant
1871–1894
Tannehill
1878–1901
Hackney
1894–1924
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HackneyRainbow BendTresham
Gone or out of use
Centennial SchoolschoolEnterprise SchoolschoolGraham Oil FieldoilfieldMartha Washington SchoolschoolPleasant Valley ChurchchurchRainbow Bend Oil FieldoilfieldStrother Army Air FieldmilitaryTannehilllocaleTannehill SchoolschoolTyler Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Beaver Township
Memorial LawnTannehill

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Beaver Township, in brief

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

Beaver Township is a township in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 212.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 205 to 212 (+3%).

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

Timeline

Beaver Township, 1871 to 1924

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Constant post office opens
  3. 1878Post officeThe Tannehill post office opens
  4. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1894Post officeThe Constant post office closes
  6. 1894Post officeThe Hackney post office opens
  7. 20th century
  8. 1901Post officeThe Tannehill post office closes
  9. 1924Post officeThe Hackney post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Beaver Township

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

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Eugene PalletteAmerican actor · b. 1889
Lionel HollinsAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1953
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Darren E. BurrowsAmerican actor · b. 1966
Ira DavenportAmerican track athlete, baseball player, Americ… · b. 1887
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Frank Marshall DavisUnited States writer, political and labor movem… · b. 1905
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Jim SherwoodMusician · b. 1942
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Valverde TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVernon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPleasant Valley Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCreswell Township1 historic placeC+Bolton 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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.