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History · Johnson Township

Half of Johnson Township’s homes were built after 1956

Most of Johnson Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1974 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Johnson 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 Johnson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Johnson Township.Old housesHalf of Johnson Township’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Johnson Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Newby
1879–1882
Manteno
1880–1914
Buda
1882–1895
Candlish
1886–1887
Nonchalanta
1887–1930
18701950today
Gone or out of use
BudalocaleMantenolocaleNonchalantalocale
1cemetery inside Johnson Township
Buda

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

The story so far

Johnson Township, in brief

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

Johnson Township is a township in Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 54.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 68 to 54 (-21%).

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

Timeline

Johnson Township, 1879 to 1974

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1879Post officeThe Newby post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Manteno post office opens
  4. 1882Post officeThe Newby post office closes
  5. 1882Post officeThe Buda post office opens
  6. 1895Post officeThe Buda post office closes
  7. 20th century
  8. 1914Post officeThe Manteno post office closes
  9. 1974On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

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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On the map

Johnson Township on the map, 1974 to 1985

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

Johnson Township on the 1974 USGS mapJohnson Township on the 1985 USGS map1974Beeler SW sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Johnson Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Eden Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Roscoe Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlamota Township1 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 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.