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History · Eureka Township

The history of Eureka Township

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Eureka 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 Eureka Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1985. Watch Eureka Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Eureka Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Eureka Township on the map, 1892 to 1985

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

Eureka Township on the 1892 USGS mapEureka Township on the 1952 USGS mapEureka Township on the 1979 USGS mapEureka Township on the 1985 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 Eureka Township.

The story so far

Eureka Township, in brief

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

Eureka Township is a township in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 22 to 26 (+18%).

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

Timeline

Eureka Township, 1874 to 1895

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1874Post officeThe Coursen's Grove post office opens
  3. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1895Post officeThe Coursen's Grove post office closes
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Coursen's Grove, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Coursens Grove
1cemetery inside Eureka Township
Coursen Grove

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Stanton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalt Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalt Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLogan 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.