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History · Doyle Township

Doyle Township dates to 1858, and 74% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Bichet School, District 34. Below: maps from 1898 on.

1858founded
1on the National Register
74%homes built before 1940
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How Doyle Township began

When was Doyle Township founded?

1858

Doyle Township dates its founding to 1858 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 35168 years
Founding year: Wikipedia.

What stands out about Doyle 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 Doyle Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1989. Watch Doyle Township change.Old housesHalf of Doyle Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Doyle Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Doyle Township on the map, 1898 to 1989

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

Doyle Township on the 1898 USGS mapDoyle Township on the 1957 USGS mapDoyle Township on the 1989 USGS map1898Cottonwood Falls 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 Doyle Township.

The story so far

Doyle Township, in brief

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

Doyle Township is a township in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 35, not including the city of Florence. Doyle was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1858.

Doyle Township was established in 1858. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 60 to 35 (-42%).

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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On the National Register

1 historic place in Doyle Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
4
each building in a district counts
first listed
2004
Bichet School, District 34
Bichet School, District 34
Buildings
Bichet School, District 34Building

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Bichel SchoolschoolRound Top SchoolschoolSpring Valley Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Doyle Township
Hillcrest

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.

Florence5 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFairplay TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCedar TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCottonwood Township6 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrant TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Doyle Township’s history

What year was Doyle Township founded?

In 1858, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town.

What is on the National Register in Doyle Township?

One place: the Bichet School, District 34 (listed 2004).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.