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History · Douglas Township

85% of Douglas Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1891 on.

0on the National Register
85%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Douglas Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Douglas 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 writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18913 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1985. Watch Douglas Township change.Old housesHalf of Douglas Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Douglas Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewA bad egg for a southern stomach: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Douglas Township on the map, 1891 to 1985

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

Douglas Township on the 1891 USGS mapDouglas Township on the 1970 USGS mapDouglas Township on the 1985 USGS map1891Great Bend 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 Douglas Township.

The story so far

Douglas Township, in brief

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

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 112 to 118 (+5%).

By decade

Douglas Township, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1850s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1850s1 item
A bad egg for a southern stomach1850A bad egg for a southern stomach
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

A bad egg for a southern stomach
Retake this viewA bad egg for a southern stomach, 1850

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Douglas Township’s page.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Lincoln TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Seward TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCleveland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Douglas Township’s history

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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 the Library of Congress (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.