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History · Fremont Township

Fremont Township’s post office opened in 1860, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

1860first post office
0on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
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How Fremont Township began

When was Fremont Township founded?

1860

The Fremont Township post office opened in 1860, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Fremont (1860) and Dell (1881), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 800166 years
Founding year: the first Fremont Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Fremont 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 Fremont Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18854 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1985. Watch Fremont Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Fremont Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fremont Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Fremont Township on the map, 1885 to 1985

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

Fremont Township on the 1885 USGS mapFremont Township on the 1894 USGS mapFremont Township on the 1972 USGS mapFremont Township on the 1985 USGS map1885Eskridge 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 Fremont Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Fremont
1860–1878
Dell
1881–1890
18601940today
Gone or out of use
Delllocale
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fremont Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Fremont Township, in brief

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

Fremont Township is a township in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.

Its first post office opened in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 903 to 800 (-11%).

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

Timeline

Fremont Township, 1860 to 1890

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1860Post officeThe Fremont post office opens
  3. 1878Post officeThe Fremont post office closes
  4. 1881Post officeThe Dell post office opens
  5. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1890Post officeThe Dell post office closes
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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 Fremont Township

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

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R. Lee ErmeyAmerican actor and soldier · b. 1944
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Arthur SamuelAmerican computer scientist · b. 1901
Dean SmithAmerican basketball coach · b. 1931
William Allen WhiteAmerican newspaper editor and Progressive leader · b. 1868
Clint BowyerAmerican racecar driver · b. 1979
Thelma HillAmerican actress · b. 1906
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Emporia Township2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAmericus Township1 historic placeB−Reading TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJackson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEmporia16 historic placesA−Ivy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Fremont Township’s history

What year was Fremont Township founded?

The Fremont Township post office opened in 1860, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.