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History · Indian Creek Township

33% of Indian Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1885 on.

0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Indian Creek Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Indian Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18855 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1990. Watch Indian Creek Township change.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Indian Creek Township.
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On the map

Indian Creek Township on the map, 1885 to 1990

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

Indian Creek Township on the 1885 USGS mapIndian Creek Township on the 1894 USGS mapIndian Creek Township on the 1966 USGS mapIndian Creek Township on the 1985 USGS mapIndian Creek Township on the 1990 USGS map1885Garnett 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 Indian Creek Township.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and places now gone

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

Como
1881–1887
Northeott
1887–1906
18801950today
Gone or out of use
ComolocaleNorthcottlocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Indian Creek Township, in brief

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

Indian Creek Township is a township in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 127.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 127 to 114 (-10%).

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

Timeline

Indian Creek Township, 1881 to 1906

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1881Post officeThe Como post office opens
  3. 1885On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1887Post officeThe Como post office closes
  5. 1887Post officeThe Northeott post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1906Post officeThe Northeott 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 Indian Creek Township

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

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Randy StuartAmerican actress · b. 1924
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Dean BrooksAmerican physician and actor · b. 1916
Charles Frederick ScottAmerican congressman · b. 1860
Ad BrennanAmerican baseball player · b. 1887
Ennis WhiteheadUnited States Army general · b. 1895
Fred KippAmerican baseball player · b. 1931
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Ozark TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGeneva TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestphalia TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSpring Creek 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.