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History · Cottage Grove Township

37% of Cottage Grove Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1886 on.

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37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Cottage Grove Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cottage Grove Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18865 editions of the USGS map, 1886 to 1990. Watch Cottage Grove Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cottage Grove Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Cottage Grove Township on the map, 1886 to 1990

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

Cottage Grove Township on the 1886 USGS mapCottage Grove Township on the 1893 USGS mapCottage Grove Township on the 1904 USGS mapCottage Grove Township on the 1985 USGS mapCottage Grove Township on the 1990 USGS map1886Iola 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 Cottage Grove Township.

The story so far

Cottage Grove Township, in brief

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

Cottage Grove Township is one of twelve townships in Allen County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 246.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 246 to 232 (-6%).

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

By decade

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 Cottage Grove Township

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

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Gilbert BakerAmerican artist and gay rights activist · b. 1951
Walter JohnsonAmerican Hall of Fame baseball player · b. 1887
Jennifer KnappAmerican Christian musician · b. 1974
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Grace Olive WileyAmerican herpetologist · b. 1884
Ralph MillerAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1919
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Steven HillAmerican basketball player · b. 1985
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Center Grove SchoolschoolCottage Grove SchoolschoolOakland SchoolschoolOdense SchoolschoolPrairie View SchoolschoolScotland Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Cottage Grove Township
GalemoreSaint Peters Lutheran

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 townBig Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalem TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTioga TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHumboldt TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townElsmore 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.