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History · Enterprise Township

33% of Enterprise Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Enterprise Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Enterprise 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 18943 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1985. Watch Enterprise Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Enterprise Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewEnterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spannin…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Enterprise Township on the map, 1894 to 1985

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

Enterprise Township on the 1894 USGS mapEnterprise Township on the 1966 USGS mapEnterprise Township on the 1985 USGS map1894Lyons 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 Enterprise Township.

The story

How Enterprise Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Enterprise Township.

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The first township in Reno County was Reno Township, which covered the whole county upon its creation in 1872. In 1874, Medford Township was created from Reno Township as well as some land in Rice County. Enterprise Township was made in 1879 after being split off from Medford Township.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Enterprise Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 HighwayDate?Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill R…
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.

Enterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 Highway
Retake this viewEnterprise Parker Truss Bridge, Spanning Smoky Hill River on K-43 Highway

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Enterprise Township

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

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Richard ThorpeAmerican actor and film director · b. 1896
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Dallas BixlerGymnast · b. 1910
Kevin YoderAmerican politician · b. 1976
Scott HeimNovelist · b. 1966
Karl C. KingAmerican politician · b. 1897
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Alexander Pearson, Jr.American aviator · b. 1895
Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Charters Corner
Gone or out of use
Salt Creeklocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Enterprise Township
Fairview MethodistPeace

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.

Salt Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMedford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestminster TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHuntsville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Enterprise Township’s history

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Sources

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), Wikipedia, 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.