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History · Guittard Township

16% of Guittard Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
16%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Guittard 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 Guittard Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18893 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1986. Watch Guittard Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Guittard Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Guittard Township on the map, 1889 to 1986

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

Guittard Township on the 1889 USGS mapGuittard Township on the 1894 USGS mapGuittard Township on the 1986 USGS map1889Seneca 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 Guittard Township.

The story so far

Guittard Township, in brief

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

Guittard Township is a township in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 372.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 373 in 2010, 372 in 2020.

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Guittard Township

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

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Thomas OlmstedRoman Catholic prelate; 4th Bishop of the Dioce… · b. 1947
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Tressie SoudersAfrican-American film director · b. 1897
Angie DeboAmerican historian · b. 1890
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Randy GarberAmerican politician · b. 1951
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Red DuganAmerican college baseball coach · b. 1913
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Guittard Township
Beattie UnionGuittardSaint Malachys

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.

Rock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMurray 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 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.