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History · Highland Township

23% of Highland Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1889 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Highland Township’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Highland 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 18893 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1985. Watch Highland Township change.Old housesHalf of Highland Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Highland 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 viewHighland Junior College, Irvin Hall: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Highland Township on the map, 1889 to 1985

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

Highland Township on the 1889 USGS mapHighland Township on the 1894 USGS mapHighland Township on the 1985 USGS map1889Parkerville 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 Highland Township.

The story so far

Highland Township, in brief

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

Highland Township is a township in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 74.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 98 to 74 (-24%).

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

By decade

Highland Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Highland Junior College, Irvin HallDate?Highland Junior College, Irvin Hall
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Highland Junior College, Irvin Hall
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Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Highland Township’s page.

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Herington3 historic placesA−Township 51 historic placenot 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 the Library of Congress (1), 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.