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History · Concord Township

16% of Concord Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Concord 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 Concord Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18923 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1980. Watch Concord Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Concord Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Concord Township on the map, 1892 to 1980

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

Concord Township on the 1892 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1965 USGS mapConcord Township on the 1980 USGS map1892Minneapolis 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 Concord Township.

Places that used to be

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

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

Ayersburgh
1864–1868
Lindsey
1868–1942
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Lindsey
Gone or out of use
Solomon Valley Airparkairport
1cemetery inside Concord Township
Highland

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

The story so far

Concord Township, in brief

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

Concord Township is a township in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 247.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 237 to 247 (+4%).

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

Timeline

Concord Township, 1864 to 1942

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1864Post officeThe Ayersburgh post office opens
  3. 1868Post officeThe Ayersburgh post office closes
  4. 1868Post officeThe Lindsey post office opens
  5. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 20th century
  7. 1942Post officeThe Lindsey post office closes
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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Concord Township

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

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Peggy HullAmerican journalist · b. 1889
Frank RichardsAmerican entertainer · b. 1887
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Archie McKainAmerican baseball player · b. 1911
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

MinneapolisIts storyC+Center TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlaine TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBennington TownshipIts storyC+Richland 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.