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History · Mitchell Township

40% of Mitchell Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail. Below: maps from 1889 on.

1on the National Register
40%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mitchell 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 Mitchell Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18894 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1986. Watch Mitchell Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mitchell Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Mitchell Township on the map, 1889 to 1986

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

Mitchell Township on the 1889 USGS mapMitchell Township on the 1894 USGS mapMitchell Township on the 1966 USGS mapMitchell Township on the 1986 USGS map1889Seneca 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 Mitchell Township.

The story so far

Mitchell Township, in brief

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

Mitchell Township is a township in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 308.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 261 to 308 (+18%).

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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On the National Register

1 historic place in Mitchell Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
2008
Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail
Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail
Objects
Lake Nemaha Dam GuardrailObject

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mitchell Township

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

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John RigginsAmerican football player · b. 1949
Ira K. WellsPuerto Rican judge · b. 1871
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John Carter VincentAmerican diplomat · b. 1900
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Randy GarberAmerican politician · b. 1951
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Augusta MetcalfeAmerican painter · b. 1881
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Dean PryorAmerican football player, coach, and decathlete · b. 1930
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Seneca4 historic placesB+Adams TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIllinois TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichmond Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCenter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Mitchell Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Mitchell Township?

One place: the Lake Nemaha Dam Guardrail (listed 2008).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 National Register of Historic Places (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.