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History · Bloomfield Township

68% of Bloomfield Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
68%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18943 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1985. Watch Bloomfield Township change.Old housesHalf of Bloomfield Township’s homes were built before 1938.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Bloomfield Township.
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On the map

Bloomfield Township on the map, 1894 to 1985

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

Bloomfield Township on the 1894 USGS mapBloomfield Township on the 1964 USGS mapBloomfield Township on the 1985 USGS map1894Beloit 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 Bloomfield Township.

The story so far

Bloomfield Township, in brief

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

Bloomfield Township is a township in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 76 to 81 (+7%).

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

Timeline

Bloomfield Township, 1876 to 1901

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1876Post officeThe Walnut Grove post office opens
  3. 1878Post officeThe Laban post office opens
  4. 1882Post officeThe Laban post office closes
  5. 1894On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1901Post officeThe Walnut Grove post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Walnut Grove
1876–1901
Laban
1878–1882
18701950today
Gone or out of use
Walnut Grovelocale
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Bloomfield Township
New HopePleasant ViewShiloh

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Logan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeloit TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalt Creek 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, 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.