Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1935 on and the census since 1950.
Mission Woods was named from a Native American mission established at the site in the 19th century, and from the scenic wooded setting.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mission Woods’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Mission Woods.
In the 1930s, J. C. Nichols laid out the Mission Hills subdivision and began construction. It was named from a Native American mission established at the site in the 19th century, and from the scenic wooded setting.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mission Woods. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mission Woods.
Between 165 and 243 people in every census since 1950.
8 censuses, 1950–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mission Woods’ Wikipedia page.
Nobody well known was born in Mission Woods itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 →
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