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History · Madison Township

76% of Madison Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
76%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Madison 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 Madison Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1990. Watch Madison Township change.Old housesHalf of Madison Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Madison Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Madison Township on the map, 1892 to 1990

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

Madison Township on the 1892 USGS mapMadison Township on the 1942 USGS mapMadison Township on the 1963 USGS mapMadison Township on the 1979 USGS mapMadison Township on the 1985 USGS mapMadison Township on the 1990 USGS map1892Salina 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 Madison Township.

The story so far

Madison Township, in brief

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

Madison Township is a township in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 96 to 81 (-16%).

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

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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 Madison Township

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

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Jessa CrispinAmerican literary critic, editor of Bookslut · b. 1978
Donald K. RossUnited States Navy Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1910
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Don G. AbelAmerican judge · b. 1894
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
JuniataWestfall
1cemetery inside Madison Township
Washam

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.

Mulberry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFranklin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColorado TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlendale 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.