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History · Harrison Township

35% of Harrison Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1888 on.

0on the National Register
35%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Harrison 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 Harrison Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18885 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1990. Watch Harrison Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harrison Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Harrison Township on the map, 1888 to 1990

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

Harrison Township on the 1888 USGS mapHarrison Township on the 1894 USGS mapHarrison Township on the 1961 USGS mapHarrison Township on the 1985 USGS mapHarrison Township on the 1990 USGS map1888Hiawatha 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 Harrison Township.

The story so far

Harrison Township, in brief

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

Harrison Township is a township in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 306.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 307 in 2010, 306 in 2020.

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

Timeline

Harrison Township, 1888 to 1988

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Kelly post office opens
  3. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1988Post officeThe Kelly 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 Harrison Township

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

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John RigginsAmerican football player · b. 1949
Ira K. WellsPuerto Rican judge · b. 1871
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John Carter VincentAmerican diplomat · b. 1900
William J. HopkinsAmerican civil servant · b. 1910
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Dean PryorAmerican football player, coach, and decathlete · b. 1930
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Harold E. BoothAmerican politician · b. 1911
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Kelly, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Kelly
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Harrison Township
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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.

Illinois TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townReilly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAdams TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGranada 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.