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History · Cheyenne Township

27% of Cheyenne Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1896 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18963 editions of the USGS map, 1896 to 1985. Watch Cheyenne Township change.Old housesHalf of Cheyenne Township’s homes were built before 1950.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cheyenne Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Cheyenne Township on the map, 1896 to 1985

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

Cheyenne Township on the 1896 USGS mapCheyenne Township on the 1969 USGS mapCheyenne Township on the 1985 USGS map1896Russell 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 Cheyenne Township.

The story so far

Cheyenne Township, in brief

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

Cheyenne Township is a township in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 207.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 207 to 200 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Cheyenne Township, 1877 to 1955

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1877Post officeThe Odin post office opens
  3. 1892Post officeThe Redwing post office opens
  4. 1896On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1955Post officeThe Redwing post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Cheyenne Township

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

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Kari WahlgrenAmerican voice actress · b. 1977
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Wally HickelGovernor of Alaska, United States Secretary of … · b. 1919
Clarence R. HuebnerUnited States Army general · b. 1888
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Fay ThomasAmerican baseball player · b. 1903
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Randall RothLaw professor · b. 1948
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Doug DumlerAmerican football player · b. 1950
Places that used to be

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

Another post office, Redwing, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Odin
1877–today
Redwing
1892–1955
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
OdinRedwing
Gone or out of use
Odin Oil FieldoilfieldRedwing Oil Fieldoilfield
1cemetery inside Cheyenne Township
Holy Family

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.

Great Bend TownshipIts storyC−South Homestead TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIndependent TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeaver Township4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Homestead TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLakin 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.